Verse 1: Smoke climbing through the pine trees Orange light against the dark Bare feet running through the wet dirt Heart beating way too hard There were voices near the river Dogs barking somewhere in the night And somebody grabbed my shoulders Said don’t look back, just run, don’t stop this time Chorus: The river runs red under moonlight Cold water carrying names away Something in the woods was dying And nothing would ever be the same I still hear the wolves in the distance Still see fire lighting up the trees The river runs red under moonlight And it still runs through me Verse 2: There was blood mixed with the rainwater Mud and ash on my hands I remember headlights through the branches And shadows moving through the smoke instead There was somebody crying in the treeline Somebody calling for the pack But the river kept moving like nothing happened And I never found my way back Chorus: The river runs red under moonlight Cold water carrying names away Something in the woods was dying And nothing would ever be the same I still hear the wolves in the distance Still see fire lighting up the trees The river runs red under moonlight And it still runs through me Bridge: I still dream about the riverbank Cherry trees and broken stone I still wake up hearing voices And the sound of something following me home There’s a part of me still out there Lost somewhere between the fog and the trees And every time it rains at night I can feel it calling me Final Chorus: The river runs red under moonlight Cold water carrying names away Something in the woods was dying And nothing would ever be the same I still hear the wolves in the distance Still see fire lighting up the trees The river runs red under moonlight And it still runs through me
