(Verse 1) In the Arkansas Ozarks, where the stone breathes cold and deep Dr. Maya Thomas came to secrets keep A cave biologist, in Devil's Hole she descends With a climate survey for corporate ends She went for data, for the fiber optic line But the instruments found something that wasn't quite routine (Chorus) Oh, the Gow-row's in the dark, in the deep-dug limestone vault A last of its kind, by the century's fault She’s the guardian now of the ancient mystery Against a cryptid hunter and his family legacy It's a moral battle, this conservation strain Between scientific fame and the Ozark rain (Verse 2) Silas Maddox rolls in, with his Museum of Mystery He's a charismatic P.T. Barnum, making history He spoke of folklore, of a capture long ago But he wants the creature for his traveling freak show He deploys his trail cameras, with a tranquilizer gun Says he's preserving culture, but he does it for the run (Chorus) Oh, the Gow-row's in the dark, in the deep-dug limestone vault A last of its kind, by the century's fault She’s the guardian now of the ancient mystery Against a cryptid hunter and his family legacy It's a moral battle, this conservation strain Between scientific fame and the Ozark rain (Bridge) Her own family's shadow, in the mining deep below Makes the fight personal, against the corporate flow With Ezra Whitmore, the guide who knows the ground She found her purpose where the creature can't be found She staged the death scene, a deceptive, cunning lie Let the real one run to chambers in the blink of an eye (Chorus) Oh, the Gow-row's in the dark, in the deep-dug limestone vault A last of its kind, by the century's fault She’s the guardian now of the ancient mystery Against a cryptid hunter and his family legacy It's a moral battle, this conservation strain Between scientific fame and the Ozark rain (Outro) Now the cave has its protection, and the showman has his tour But Maya keeps the secret, forevermore The atmospheric dread, the terror in the stone The Gow-row sleeps beneath the earth, safe and all alone The Gow-row sleeps... safe and deep...
