Underneath The Falls - The Handsome Family

The green one sleeps underneath the falls

Deep in the roar of water he slowly dreams the world

And those who venture close to that shadow 'neath the sea

They fall asleep forever in the eddy of the reeds

Don’t listen, don’t listen to the call

Turn away, away, from the whisper in the falls

On the first summer nights the windows open wide

The world expands in darkness, black waters rushing by

There are hunters in the hedges.

There are whispers In the green

The soaking mud is hungry, closer now it seeps

Don’t listen, don’t listen to the call

Turn away, away, from the hissing in the walls

Be careful summer nights.

Keep the windows closed

Outside the yard is crawling.

The heavy branches bow

In heat the world remembers when all rushed with the sea

In heat the old waves rise again to claim what has crawled free

Don’t listen, don’t listen to the call

Turn away, away, from the one beneath the falls