[Verse 1] I held my breath in the dark Under a ceiling of feet The thump-thump walked away And I could feel my shape again For one small beat of hush We fit inside the dust [Pre-Chorus] Then the salt came in Thin as a blade Pouring through the seams Where the dry cracks gave way Then the ground went soft And I started to slide I lost my hold I lost my side [Chorus] Salt under slate Salt under slate Hold me in the gap Hold me in the gap The giant stopped The giant stopped And I am small But I am here [Verse 2] The water climbed my ribs Turning grit to mud The lock of us came loose In a cold brown rush I felt the great shape drop A flat, warm shadow pressed Squeezing the world from me Till there was nothing left [Pre-Chorus] Then the salt came in Thin as a blade Pouring through the seams Where the dry cracks gave way Then the ground went soft And I started to slide I lost my hold I lost my side [Chorus] Salt under slate Salt under slate Hold me in the gap Hold me in the gap The giant stopped The giant stopped And I am small But I am here [Bridge] Between the falling dirt And the heavy, listening foot I was a grain of will In a flood of blackened roots If the world must move Let it move around me Let the giant wait Let the dark stay kindly [Final Chorus] Salt under slate Salt under slate Hold me in the gap Hold me in the gap The giant stopped The giant stopped And I am small But I am here Salt under slate Salt under slate
