"The Charnel House" lyrics
Swept Away Original Broadway Cast, The Avett Brothers, John Gallagher Jr., Adrian Blake Enscoe, Stark Sands & Wayne Duvall Lyrics
(from "Swept Away" soundtrack)
Not even here ... Not even in this charnel house can I rid myself of you
We're bound together, shipmate
Lashed to the wheel
And the waves are rising
Do you not feel the spray?
And there's no food
And there's no water
And the sun is blazing
And there's no hope of rescue
You best drop to your knees, son
Find God if you can
Pray your heart out
Wake heaven
Salvation? He doesn't believe in the word
Have you told them our story? Would beat Shiloh hands down, wouldn't it, big brother?
That it would, little brother
You should tell them our story
We should be remembered
What you did
Should be remembered
What I did
Tell them our story
Let me die in peace!
There's no peace until you speak the words
No peace for you or for us
We cannot escape
We cannot move on
Until you tell our story
And tell it true
And tell it all
Bring it into the light
Don't be afraid of it anymore
Bring us into the light
Release us
Don't you want to find some peace?
Some corner of heaven?
God only gives you but one chance to testify true
We're bound together, shipmate
Lashed to the wheel
And the waves are rising
Do you not feel the spray?
And there's no food
And there's no water
And the sun is blazing
And there's no hope of rescue
You best drop to your knees, son
Find God if you can
Pray your heart out
Wake heaven
Salvation? He doesn't believe in the word
Have you told them our story? Would beat Shiloh hands down, wouldn't it, big brother?
That it would, little brother
You should tell them our story
We should be remembered
What you did
Should be remembered
What I did
Tell them our story
Let me die in peace!
There's no peace until you speak the words
No peace for you or for us
We cannot escape
We cannot move on
Until you tell our story
And tell it true
And tell it all
Bring it into the light
Don't be afraid of it anymore
Bring us into the light
Release us
Don't you want to find some peace?
Some corner of heaven?
God only gives you but one chance to testify true
