Dermot Kennedy - Black Water (Official Lyric Video)

Listen to “Black Water” off The Weight of the Woods (Extended Edition): https://DermotKennedy.lnk.to/TWOTWExtended Get Merch: https://dermotkennedy.lnk.to/webstore Follow Dermot Kennedy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dermotkennedy TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dermotkennedy Twitter: https://Twitter.com/DermotKennedy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dermotkennedymusic/ Spotify: https://dermotkennedy.lnk.to/DKSpotify Apple Music: https://dermotkennedy.lnk.to/DKAppleMusic Sign up to Dermot Kennedy's mailing list here: https://dermotkennedy.os.fan/sign-up Official Website: https://www.dermotkennedy.com/ Lyrics: Let’s start off the tale with reluctant confession I didn’t know love till it taught me a lesson I hid from the dark that was too dark to mention I’ll just say that the demons were dancing Now I got scars on my mind that I’m careful to cover It’s proof of a life and the proof of a lover The calluses tell me there won’t be another I just pray the pain ain’t everlasting Take away the pain I’m the ghost of black water I’ll atone for my sins every soul I guide home It’s the best I can offer Now I envy the courage that she had to leave me behind She holds the light, she holds the light Like salt on a wound, I’m just bound to my tower Watching the waves over years over hours The white horses, they knock at the door of this coward While I’m too scared to go down and answer I watch from the pier as the storm passes over The tears come and go, she don’t get any closer The weight of the words I was too scared to tell her Now it’s more than regret it’s a monster Oh it’s more than regret I’m the ghost of black water I’ll atone for my sins every soul I guide home It’s the best I can offer Now I envy the courage that she had to leave me I’m so tired of this dreaming I can’t help but to curse every soul with a home Now I’m left with my demons And I’ll envy the shadows that cling to her all through the night She holds the light, she holds the light She holds the light, she holds the light She holds the light, she holds the light She holds the light, she holds the light I’m the ghost of black water I’ll atone for my sins every soul I guide home It’s the best I can offer Now I envy the courage that she had to leave me I’m so tired of this dreaming I can’t help but to curse every soul with a home Now I’m left with my demons And I’ll envy the shadows and the memories That linger and cling to her all through the night She holds the light, she holds the light