Silver Chain

Fear and self loathing

Forged a chain of silver ore

By the time I stop singing

You won't love me anymore

I ran to the river

Crying "river cure me"

But the river just laughed

Washing sand over me

Girl child your daddy's

Silver chain's nine miles long

From every link of that chain

Hangs a heart he has wronged

Little girl take the length

Of your father's bright chain

And bind me to you

I don't care what you do

I ran to the fire

"Fire purify me"

The fire licked my skin

But it did not set me free

I turned to the bottle

"Alcohol cure me

Let me sleep without dreaming"

Alcohol lied to me

Girl child your daddy's

Silver chain's nine miles long

From every link of that chain

Hangs a heart he has wronged

Little girl take the length

Of your father's bright chain

And bind me to you

I don't care what you do

I spoke to the forest

I spoke to the trees

I spoke to the river

But it did not speak to me

I carved your name

In the cypress tree bark

I tattooed your name

In a ring round my heart

I wore out my welcome

I wore out myself

I wore out my reason

I wore out my health

I forgot my name

On the day that you came...

Girl child your daddy's

Silver chain's nine miles long

From every link of that chain

Hangs a heart he has wronged

Little girl take the length

Of your father's bright chain

And bind me to you

I don't care what you do