Down by the Rio

from Godspeed by The Zithers

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the motivation's wearing down
the future offers nothing but doubts
i'm heading down to the rio to pray
hoping god'll call a flood
wash the sin away

can we break through?
raise hell and set it loose?
i can't fight anymore
red black and blue good lord
would you carry my weight?
take me down into the rio
wash the sin away

seek shelter from the storm inside a prison camp
there's bodies piling up along the rio grande
you can avert your eyes but you can't unsee
you hear echoes of it ringing throughout history

(what am i to do except commiserate?
i've been looking for a place i can direct my aim)

i'm sick of sitting pretty as the death tolls rise
i want to make difference
i wanna pick a fight

we can break through
raise hell and set it loose
bury your shame
it won't do you any good anyway
you can carry that weight
take it down into the rio
wash the sin away

wanna see people
wanna see life
i don't want to wait anymore

(alright! alright!)

we can break through
raise hell and set it loose
break down the door
raise hell good lord
bury your shame
take it down into the rio
let it fade away

a shadow's coming down over the desert sands
night is setting in along the rio grande
and it feels like every day plays out the same
like this whole damn world's just lost its way

the sun's coming up
another day
i'm going down into the rio to pray

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from Godspeed, released May 6, 2022

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