The River Runs Deep (v2)

[Intro]

[Instrumental: slow one-drop groove, deep sub-heavy 808, skanking offbeat guitar, dusty atmospheric pad]

Yeah...

Slow it down...

Feel the weight on the baseline...

[Verse 1]

Midnight standard, sitting on the cold floor

Waiting for a whisper behind a locked door

Rain on the pavement, heavy in the silence

Trying to navigate the noise and the violence

Old pictures sitting in a dusty drawer

Counting up the hours, what you waiting for?

Tread real quiet on the broken glass

Hoping that the shadow's gonna pass at last

[Chorus]

Oh, the road is long, and the river runs deep

Got a promise that I'm trying to keep

Call out in the dark, hear the echo cry

(Hear the echo cry...)

Watching all the summer clouds roll by

Yeah, the river runs deep, river runs deep

[Verse 2]

Rimshot ticking like a pocket watch

Pouring out a memory, single scotch

Shadows on the wall dance slow and low

Where did all the simple days go?

Step back, breathed in, hold the regret

Some things in the night you can't forget

Keep the vibration steady in the chest

Seeking out a corner just to get some rest

[Chorus]

Oh, the road is long, and the river runs deep

Got a promise that I'm trying to keep

Call out in the dark, hear the echo cry

(Hear the echo cry...)

Watching all the summer clouds roll by

Yeah, the river runs deep, river runs deep

[Outro]

[Instrumental: fading 808 bass, skanks fading into dusty reverb, tabla taps]

Slow groove...

Let it fall away...

Let the sub hold the floor...

[Fade Out]