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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Adam Jones
Adam Jones
Electric Guitar
Danny Carey
Danny Carey
Drums
Maynard James Keenan
Maynard James Keenan
Vocals
Paul M. D'Amour
Paul M. D'Amour
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adam Jones
Adam Jones
Songwriter
Danny Carey
Danny Carey
Songwriter
Maynard James Keenan
Maynard James Keenan
Songwriter
Paul M. D'Amour
Paul M. D'Amour
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
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Producer
Sylvia Massy
Sylvia Massy
Producer
Ron Saint Germain
Ron Saint Germain
Mixing Engineer
Robert Fayer
Robert Fayer
Assistant Engineer
Brad Cook
Brad Cook
Assistant Engineer
Chris Olivas
Chris Olivas
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Here comes the water
[Verse 2]
All I knew
All I believed
Are crumbling images
That no longer comfort me
I scramble to
Reach higher ground
Order and sanity
Or something to comfort me
[Verse 3]
I take what is mine, and hold what is mine
Suffocate what is mine, and bury what's mine
Soon the water will come and claim what is mine
I must leave it behind, and climb to a new place now
[Verse 4]
This ground is not the rock
I thought it to be
Thought I was high
Thought I was free
I thought I was there
Divine destiny
[Verse 5]
I was wrong
This changes everything
[Verse 6]
They're running away
They're running away now
They're running away
They're running away now
They're running away
They're running away now
They're running away
They're running away
[Verse 7]
I take what is mine, and hold what is mine
Suffocate what is mine, and bury what's mine
Soon the water will come and claim what is mine
I must leave it behind, and climb to a new place
[Verse 8]
Water is rising up on me
Said, the water is rising up on me
Thought the sun would come deliver me
But the truth has come to punish me instead
[Verse 9]
Flood, yeah
[Verse 10]
The ground breaks down right under me
Cleanse and purge me in the water
Written by: Danny Carey, Paul D'Amour, Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan

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