They used to drag me to the river’s edge
The kids were laughing, somersaults off the ledge
The air was thick under a beating sun
Everyone else would have their fun
Not me, not then, not now
The fortune teller was specific and clear
Not even born yet I’d inherit the fear
A name cursed by all bodies of water
A final prison for your next daughter
No lake, no river, no ocean
Breaking the curfew I was seized in a fight
They knew the superstition’s stronger in the night
Despite my pleading they sneered
It works even if you don’t believe him
He don’t play dice
And you don’t tell him what to do
Tremble before the fates of birth you fledgling,
sink or swim, yeah!
Go on, keep walking
Currents ripple under the moon
we’re here, so soon
Barely recognized the shoreline
Through the dense vines
Taunting they claim it’s just a test
Should’ve worn different dress
On that overgrown riverbank
How my heart sank
Just a shove and I’m submerged
There I go like a rock
Nowhere to reach, it’s freezing
I’m wheezing
If I ever get out I promise life and limb
And if I ever have kids they’ll be first taught how to swim
far away from this prison
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