Backwater Crowned

[Verse 1] Gravel under my feet gives way Every step feels like I shouldn’t stay Air too thick, sky too low Every road says don’t go home Something moving under the ground No one hears but I hear the sound Like the dark knows where I’ve been Like it’s waiting to pull me in [Chorus] Backwater rising, I feel it now Cold hands reaching, don’t ask how Thought I’d sink where the river bends But the dark don’t drown its friends Mud in my lungs, fire in my veins Storm breaking loose in the pouring rain White dove gone, don’t look around Low ground made me, backwater crowned [Verse 2] There was a night I went too far No moon, no light, no guiding star Water still like it knew my name Like it wanted me all the same I let go, let the current pull Let the silence take me whole Thought the cold would let me sleep Thought the water would keep me deep [Chorus] Backwater rising, I hear it call Black tide climbing the broken wall Thought I’d drown where the river bends But the dark don’t drown its friends Mud in my lungs, fire in my veins Lightning running inside my frame White dove gone, don’t make a sound Low ground made me, backwater crowned [Bridge] Water in my ears, no sky, no air For a second I wasn’t there Hands let go, eyes shut tight Almost slipped into the night Twinkle, twinkle, little star Guess you don’t know what we are Good girls shining from above Never learning how to drown in love Roots held tight, the ground held fast Like it knew I wouldn’t pass If the flood won’t take me, I’ll take the flame If they want peace, they picked the wrong name One more breath and I swear tonight I could set this whole damn city alight [Final Chorus] Backwater rising, hear it now Storm don’t beg and it don’t bow Thought I’d sink where the river bends But the dark don’t drown its friends Mud in my lungs, fire in my veins Born from water, born from rain White dove gone, don’t turn around You made a predator, backwater crowned [Outro] The water kept me, wouldn’t let go Showed me things I didn’t wanna know Flood, and smoke, and a burning town That’s what you get when the dove don’t drown