[Verse 1]
Midnight on the levee
I came back alone
Rusted neon flickers
On the corner store stone
Magnolia ghosts in the fog
Hang over the street
My knuckles know the reason
My boots know the beat
[Pre-Chorus]
River, tell me plain
Who I was back then
Did I lose my name
Or just wear it thin?
[Chorus]
Moon over blackwater
Tell me what I owe
Moon over blackwater
Wash the rot below
I came for my revenge
I came for my grace
Moon over blackwater
Look me in the face (look me in the face)
[Verse 2]
The old tracks groan
Like they never forgot
Every lie I buried
Every shot I caught
Your name on my tongue
Cuts like a chain
I could call it justice
I could call it pain
[Pre-Chorus]
River, keep my fire
Keep it in your bed
If I strike too hard
Will I join the dead?
[Chorus]
Moon over blackwater
Tell me what I owe
Moon over blackwater
Wash the rot below
I came for my revenge
I came for my grace
Moon over blackwater
Look me in the face (look me in the face)
[Bridge]
I stood by the bridge span
Hands full of night
Saw my own hard shadow
Split in the light
Forgive me, forgive you
The words came slow
Then the distant train called
And the current said go
[Final Chorus]
Moon over blackwater
Tell me what I owe
Moon over blackwater
Wash the rot below
I laid down my revenge
Let the old hurt fade
Moon over blackwater
Carry what I made (carry what I made)