Deep Down

I was here, before you were, a whisper in the wind

Quiet down, feet on the ground, I’ll tell it like it is

My seeds and bones are buried here, deep in Mother Earth

You might think that I’m long gone, but it’s time for my rebirth

I am, deep down in the riverbed, down in the riverbed

I am, deep down in the riverbed, down in the riverbed

They tried to bury me, but I’m still here, down in the riverbed

I got willow for what pains you, yarrow for what burns

Centuries of knowing, just listen to my words

I’m the cool air of the canyon, the shiver down your spine

Look back over your shoulder, and remember you were mine

I am, deep down in the riverbed, down in the riverbed

I am, deep down in the riverbed, down in the riverbed

They tried to bury me, but I’m still here, down in the riverbed

Some they come to seek me, some they come to cry

Some they are my songs and daughters, very much alive

You can cover me with concrete, build a city on my bones

But I could bring it crumbling down, if I let you hear my moans

They go Hey, Hey Hey, Hey

Hey, Hey Hey

They go Hey, Hey Hey, Hey

Hey, Hey Hey

Tonight turn off your bright lights, step into the dark

Pull your shawl around you, put your face up to the stars

Slide your bare feet on the ground, get dirt between your toes

Close your eyes let me inside, your soul already knows

I am, deep down in the riverbed, I’m down in the riverbed

Deep down in the riverbed, I’m down in the riverbed

I am, deep down in the riverbed, I’m down in the riverbed

I am, deep down in the riverbed, I’m down in the riverbed