Since the Water Rose

At the river bed dusty green
Step inside the old ark with me
Sunlight creaking through the bowing wood
On faded monsters they drew in blood
And look! All God's creatures were not enough
They carried all their nightmares
Through the flood

Now you're never all alone
Not since the water rose
It poured down like this before
It came roaring out from the deepest well below

On the last day before the fall
On our little city lawn
Drinking seltzer from the can
Picking basil with our hands
Because our creation has proved too much
Look now! There's a nightmare to overcome

But you're never all alone
Not since the water rose
It bore down like this before
It came thundering out from the deepest well below

Ruin shadows everything
Every sun, every offering
And under all this blue glass shattering
I wonder what the scattered light would bring

See we're never all alone
Not since the water rose
There's an ancient undertow
Beyond love, beyond letting go

No, you're never all alone
Not since the water rose
It poured down like this before
It came roaring out from the deepest well below