With the grace of a corpse In a riptide I let go And I slide slide slide Downriver With an empty case by my side An empty case That’s my crime
And I sing (Say Valley Maker) To keep from cursing Yes I sing (Say Valley Maker) To keep from cursing
River Oh River End River Oh River End River Go River Bend
Take me through the sweet valley Where your heart blooms Take me through the sweet valley Where your heart is covered in dew
And when the river dries Will you bury me in wood Where the river dries Will you bury me in stone
Oh I never really realized Death is what it meant To make it on my own
Because there is no love Where there is no obstacle And there is no love Where there is no bramble There is no love On the hacked away plateau And there is no love In the unerring And there is no love On the one true path
Oh I cantered out here Now I’m galloping back
So bury me in wood And I will splinter Bury me in stone And I will quake Bury me in water And I will geyser Bury me in fire And I’m gonna phoenix