From the recording Darker Than Blue
Barbara Jean: vocals, banjo
Chastity Brown: harmony vocals
Mike Lewis: harmony vocals
Erik Koskinen: electric guitar
David Huckfelt: acoustic guitar
James Buckley: bass
Alex Ramsey: keys
Lyrics
I say a prayer to the water and offer up my dream
Take all the unkindness and let me be redeemed
Black spruce like needles pierce midnight sky
I’ll hunt for you at daybreak gnashed teeth and anxious eyes
Sun shines down on the water a thousand glittering coins
Last night I met a serpent she stole me from my sleep
All silver-tongue and honey she swore she’d be discreet
When all the crushing furry fractures rock and bone
I’ll beg for your forgiveness a servant at the throne
In the pitch-dark blanket of night black silk washes the shore