The River

The Dutchess and the Duke: The River I went down to the river, I jumped right in and I drowned But there was nobody to see me so I was never found Nobody to come and call out my name and drag back my body to the ground And that's how I always remember the day... I went out to desert I laid right down and died Wolves were eating my fingers and the vultures were coming for my eyes With scorpions crawling all over my face my body was covered with flies And that's how I always remember the day... That I was born... born... born... born And every time the words still ring And all the scars still feel the same And all the words don't mean a thing I know the pain will start again If there's a darkness in my soul When will the darkness have a name I'm moving faster and faster away I'm moving faster and faster away From the day I was born. (Guitar solo, play verse chords) I went up to the mountain, I buried myself in a cave I made my peace with the silence, and I knew I would not be saved I heard not a word nor whisper, and I quietly faded away And that's how I always remember the day... That I was born... born... born... born And all the faces start to fade, All the mistakes that I have made And now the clouds can melt away And now the sun can shine again If there's a darkness in my soul I’ll let the darkness walk with me I'm moving faster and faster away I'm moving faster and faster away From the day I was born.