"Black Water" lyrics

Let's start off the tale with reluctant confession
I didn't know love till it taught me a lesson
I hid from the dark that was too dark to mention
I'll just say that the demons were dancing
I got scars on my mind that I'm careful to cover
It's proof of a life and the proof of a lover
The calluses tell me there won't be another
I just pray the pain ain't everlasting
Take away the pain

I'm the ghost of Black Water
I'll atone for my sins, every soul I guide home
It's the best I can offer
Now, I envy the courage that she had to leave me behind

She holds the light, she holds the light

Like salt on a wound, I'm just bound to my tower
Watching the waves over years, over hours
The white horses, they knock at the door of this coward
While I'm too scared to go down and answer
I watch from the pier as the storm passes over
Tears come and go, she don't get any closer
The weight of the words I was too scared to tell her
Now, it's more than regret, it's a monster
Oh, it's more than regret

I'm the ghost of Black Water
I'll atone for my sins, every soul I guide home
It's the best I can offer
Now, I envy the courage that she had to leave me
I'm so tired of this dreaming
I can't help but to curse every soul with a home
Now, I'm left with my demons
And I'll envy the shadows that cling to her all through the night

She holds the light, she holds the light
She holds the light, she holds the light
She holds the light, she holds the light
She holds the light, she holds the light

I'm the ghost of Black Water
I'll atone for my sins, every soul I guide home
It's the best I can offer
Now, I envy the courage that she had to leave me
I'm so tired of this dreaming
I can't help but to curse every soul with a home
Now I'm left with my demons
And I'll envy the shadows and the memories
That linger and cling to her all through the night

She holds the light, she holds the light