The Black Water Comes

Lyrics

[Intro] Stone turns red beneath the rain The old gates strain against the chain [Verse 1] You carved your law in iron plate You fed the furnace, called it fate But under ash the roots still grip A buried flood begins to split [Pre-Chorus] Count every name you tried to erase The river remembers the shape of your face [Chorus] Down, down, the black water comes Breaking the lock, swallowing drums No crown can hold, no wall can stand The deep has opened under your hand [Verse 2] Your watchfires gutter one by one The tower leans; the bells are done I walk the causeway, cold and sure With every step, the stones unmoor [Pre-Chorus] Count every name you tried to erase The river remembers the shape of your face [Chorus] Down, down, the black water comes Breaking the lock, swallowing drums No crown can hold, no wall can stand The deep has opened under your hand [Bridge] I am the pressure beneath the floor I am the current behind the door You built your kingdom on borrowed ground Now hear the foundations giving sound [Breakdown] Fall Stone by stone Fall You are not alone [Final Chorus] Down, down, the black water comes Breaking the lock, swallowing drums No crown can hold, no wall can stand The deep has opened under your hand [Outro] The gates give way The depths remain