Next of Kin - Braid

We walked along the rocks for nearly an hour

I caught the way you looked at me in the sunlight

You took something before you went in the shower

To help suppress the things that make you feel uptight

If I’d known you couldn’t swim

We’d never have gone in

I left my love in the river

The only one who sees

I lost his hand in the current

It was the life I wanted and I hoped for

And now I am left sifting through the leaves

The sun so hot, I saw his skin through his t-shirt

The grass so tall, I knew we wouldn’t be found

We climbed into the stream, sure no one would be heard

And in no time at all, there wasn’t a sound

If I’d known you couldn’t swim

We’d never have gone in

I left my love in the river

The only one who sees

I lost his hand in the current

It was the life I wanted and I hoped for

And now I am left sifting through the leaves

Now cold to the skin

Inform the next of kin

Now cold to the skin

I left my love in the river

The only one I see

I lost his hand in the current

And now I’m left blowing through the trees

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