I'm going down to the black muddy river
Gonna dip my toes, throw some stones
And watch them fly away
I count ten skips to reach the other bank

Black muddy river
I watch you roll your waves
Down into the lake
And then I wonder just how long it's gonna take
For you to haul my ash away one day

I'm going down to the black muddy river
Gonna hum this tune, it's what I do
To sing with you again
And forget how many verses that it's been

Well I've seen you turn ash into silt
Silt you sift through length and time
How many memories is your bottom lining 
Hiding from me
Til I reside there again

River
I watch you roll your waves
Down into the lake
And then I wonder just how long it's gonna take
For you to haul my ash away one day

I'm still waiting 'round 
For a peace that won't deliver
Oh river
What have I brought to wash away?

Written by Micah Madore