Next of Kin

We walked along the rocks for nearly an hour
I caught the way you looked at me in the sunlight
You took something before you went to the shower
You have suppressed the things that
Make you feel uptight
If I had known you couldn't swim
We would never have gone in
I left my love in the river
The only one who sees
I lost his hand in the current
It was the life I wanted and I hoped for
And now I'm left sifting through the leaves
His arms so hard I saw his skin through his t-shirt
They grabbed so tight he knew they wouldn't
Defend
We climbed into the stream so
No one will be heard
And in no time at all
It wasn't a sound
If I had known you couldn't swim
We would never have gone in
I left my love in the river
The only one who sees
I lost his hand in the current
It was the life I wanted and I hoped for
And now I am left sifting through the leaves
No colour to his skin I follow next of kin
No colour to his skin
I left my love in the river
The only one I see
I lost his hand in the current
And now I have grown through the trees
Aaahhhh woahhhhh