"The Gravedigger's Song" lyrics

"The Gravedigger's Song"

With piranha teeth
I've been dreaming of you
And the taste of your love, so sweet
Honest, it's true

Through my heart flows sleep
And the dog-heavy rain
Where the gravedigger's song is sung
You've been torturing me

Tout est noir, mon amour
Tout est blanc
Je t'aime, mon amour
Comme j'aime la nuit
[English translation:
"Everything is black, my love
Everything is white
I love you, my dear
As I like the night"]


Love, is the medicine good?
Is the crow flying eight miles high
Over wire and wood?

Shovel down six feet
With a head-heavy pain
The magnolia blooms so sweet
And it fades just the same

To the stars, my love
To the sea
To the wheels, my love
'Til they roll all over me

Oh love, I've been thinking of you
With razor white teeth so sharp
Honest, it's true

In my blood flows sleep
And the dog-heavy rain
The magnolia blooms so sweet
Only torturing me

To the stars, my love
To the sea
To the wheels, my love
'Til they roll all over me


Thanks to N.B. for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Mark Lanegan
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