Down in the Mire

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

I was raised where the river runs thick and slow

Mama said the water remembers what we don't know

Sixteen summers ankle deep in mud

Something old was sleeping underneath

Pre-Chorus

The preacher called it mercy

I called it a debt

The preacher called it mercy

Chorus

Down in the mire

Down in the mire

Bury me where the cypress keep

Down in the mire

Down in the mire

Let the black water drag me deep

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Verse 2

Brother took a blade to a man for a lie

Now he watches from the treeline with hollow eyes

I carry his name like a stone in my chest

Every night I hear him howl against the fence

Pre-Chorus

The preacher called it mercy

I called it a debt

The preacher called it mercy

Chorus

Down in the mire

Down in the mire

Bury me where the cypress keep

Down in the mire

Down in the mire

Let the black water drag me deep

Guitar Solo

Bridge

Slow

Slow

Drag the chains through the reeds

Slow

Slow

Let the roots take what they need

Chorus

Down in the mire

Down in the mire

Bury me where the cypress keep

Down in the mire

Down in the mire

Let the black water drag me deep

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh

Oh-oh