A Knife in the Dark - Strider - t∞₀

[verse 1 — seven syllables] The old forest closed behind Fog on the downs ahead Every road we chose Turned around instead Something rides at night And asks the town by name Not for what I did Only where I came [refrain] It knows my name. [verse 2 — six] The ugly face Wore the kindest name Mud to the knee No two days the same He looked like the danger He walked like the cure I gave him my hand Because I wasn't sure [refrain] It knows my name. [verse 3 — five] Trust the one with none Or the one with two The dark already knows Which one is true [refrain] It knows my name. [verse 3, continued] A hill at night No face, a crown I swore I never would I did it anyway [refrain] It knows my name. [verse 4 — four; refrain every two lines] Cold at the shoulder It knows my name. Cold at the core It knows my name. Flight to the ford It knows my name. The river stands It knows my name. Between the taking It knows my name. And the took It knows my name. [verse 5 — three; refrain every line] Water — It knows my name. Rising — It knows my name. Mine — It knows my name. It knows my name. It knows my name. [coda — slow, one voice] One night the whole world took my side. The cold stayed. I keep the cold. It keeps me.