High Water

When the waters rose in the darkness
In the wake of the endless flood
It flowed into our memory
It flowed into our bloodWhen something broke the surface
Just to see the starry domeWe still feel that relation
When the water takes us home
In the flying spray of the ocean
The water takes you home
The water takes you homeSpringing from the weight of the mountains
Like a heart of the earth would burst
Flowing out from marble fountains
In the dreams of a desert thirstSomething swam through the jungles
Where the mighty rivers roamSomething breaks the silence
When the water takes you home
I hear, hear the wordless voices
When the water takes me home
When the water takes me homeWaves that crash on the shoreline
Torrents of tropical rain
Streaming down beyond our memory
Streaming down inside our veinsWhen something left the ocean
To crawl high above the foamWe still feel that elation
When the water takes us home
In a driving rain of redemption
The water takes me home
The water takes me home, take me home