SHERIFF OF THE FLOODED MOUNTAIN

Lyrics By: J.G. Argo ©2026 Inspired by a dream 2026 Verse I High ground gave way at dawn Clouds tore open like a wound Water running off the ridgeline Truth rolling down too soon Men were laying pipe in silence Trying to tame the slide Garden hose against a torrent Building joy where fear would hide Pre-Chorus But something in the current shifted Something in the ground gave tone When the mountain starts confessing You can’t pretend you don’t know Chorus I’m the sheriff of the flooded mountain Standing where the high ground broke When the river shows what’s hidden I don’t look away from smoke Rifles shaking in the water Shame beneath their loaded hands You can’t cage the rising current You can’t drown what still will stand I’m the sheriff Of the flooded mountain Verse II They were hiding in the river Boots sunk deep in moving sand Eyes like men who’d been discovered Holding what they couldn’t command Young ones caught between the barrels Learning fear before their names Taught to serve the hands that held them Taught to bow to borrowed flames Pre-Chorus II But the flood don’t ask permission And the sky don’t owe you calm When the mountain splits its silence Every lie must lose its charm Chorus I’m the sheriff of the flooded mountain Standing where the high ground broke When the river shows what’s hidden I don’t look away from smoke Rifles shaking in the water Shame beneath their loaded hands You can’t cage the rising current You can’t drown what still will stand Bridge (Sparse. Almost spoken.) No badge made me No crown chose me The river did When the high ground failed And the pipelines cracked I stood where the truth slid Final Chorus (Lifted, wider) I’m the sheriff of the flooded mountain I don’t fire — I reveal When the flood pulls down the curtain Every wound is forced to heal Let the rifles sink like anchors Let the captives cross the line When the high ground turns to water Only conscience still can climb I’m the sheriff Of the flooded mountain