[Intro]

(Soft acoustic guitar picking with a hazy reverb)

(Sound of distant rain)

[Verse 1]

You kept a pocket full of silver stones

And tried to build a bridge across the deep

But the currents have a hunger of their own

For all the promises you meant to keep

[Verse 2]

The canyon wall is whispering your name

A velvet echo in the midnight air

You’re chasing shadows of a dying flame

And wondering why the light is never there

[Chorus]

Don't go drowning in the neon stream

Where the water mimics every hollow dream

Stick to the puddles that the rain forgot

Before you lose the little soul you’ve got

Don't chase the shimmer of the undertow

It’s a long way down and a lonely way to go

[Verse 3]

You sold your boots to buy a pair of wings

That melted when the morning touched the sky

Now you’re tangled in the heavy strings

Of every pretty, well-constructed lie

[Chorus]

Don't go drowning in the neon stream

Where the water mimics every hollow dream

Stick to the puddles that the rain forgot

Before you lose the little soul you’ve got

Don't chase the shimmer of the undertow

It’s a long way down and a lonely way to go

[Bridge]

[Instrumental Solo - Wailing Slide Guitar]

The river doesn't care about your thirst

It only knows who got there first

[Outro]

Just a ripple in the dark

Just a cold and quiet spark

(Fade out with the sound of running water)