Wednesday, February 05, 2020

Dirge: Lyrics for Viola

Album cover for The Road, Original Film Score by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis


(Intended to be read with music. Begin when the viola comes in.)



Slow

until the rain came

rain on the river

cold and slow


Pain

pain when you left me here

after you left me

slow rain upon me

cold and slow


Here

here with wet ashes oh

here in the earthrain oh

slow on wet hills


Where

oh river oh hills

where did your soul go

it wells up inside me oh

cold and slow