"Nether" lyrics

At the turn of the year came a turn in the weather
A storm blew down the old ash tree
And opened a way to the nether
Riven world was plain to see
Eons hid her in plain sight
The storm, she gave eyes to you and me

To love the light that fired a spark
You must first have been buried in the deep down dark
The deep down dark
The deep down dark

So we followed the line of a barn owl's flight
In those days, in those distant days
And set sail for the nether on the river of night
Waves like wolves in the shadows ablaze
Black hail struck like hammer blows
When again will the dead see the bright sun's rays?

To love the light that fired a spark
You must first have been buried in the deep down dark
The deep down dark
The deep down dark

Deep in the nether where the river slows
Reading a map with too many folds
You were pulled down forever by the undertows
Till you lift me out of the water's jaws
Up through a gap in the roof of the night
And my bones grow again in the upper light
The pus flies on my skin, roots pull me apart
I am green to my eyes and green to my heart

To love the light that fired a spark
You must first have been buried in the deep down dark
The deep down dark
The deep down dark
The deep down dark
The deep down dark