Erick Baker - Backwater Rising lyrics

Backwater rising Flooding the fields The levee is broken Soon the crops will drown Who is this stranger Wearing my face I need an anchor To hold my place Feel the water pulling at my feet Trying to take away myself from me But I won’t be the one to shed my skin To find the end you have to begin somewhere Lost my dice in the river Betting quarters at a time The sickness of wanting What’s not mine Empty bottles and road signs One traffic light Just waiting on the right shade of green Feel the water pulling at my feet Trying to take away myself from me But I won’t be the one to shed my skin To find the end you have to begin somewhere Feel the water Feel the water now Feel the water I won't shed my skin Feel the water now Because I finally love myself The house is still standing Rotting slow in tall weeds But you can still find shelter In the limbs of dead trees