Swamp night, you wade beside me in the moonlight
I feel your scales upon my leg, slide
I feel you slither and I spread wide
I thought you’d died
You’ll never leave me; you’ll never go
You lift a finger, it’s made of gold
I will remember, I’ve never told
You are the skin man, I am the bone.
Cliff high, my hands upon it but I won’t climb
The water’s greasy and it’s waist high
but in a world where there’s no place dry
There’s no reason left to cry…
You’ll never leave me; you’ll never go
You lift a finger, it’s made of gold
I will remember, I’ve never told
You are the skin man, I am the bone.
Moon in your eyes, shining on me
I am the dark one, there’s no light in me
You are the bright sun, I’m down on my knees
My life is all done, you can do what you please
And when the end comes
We ain’t gonna cry, it’s just an echo to us
Cause we’ve already died
You are a monster man, but you don’t have to hide
Cause in your swamp world there is nothing you can’t buy
You’ll never leave me, you’ll never go
You lift a finger, it’s made of gold
I will remember, I’ve never told
You are the skin man, I am the bone.
Daylight, you wander off into the world, bright
You climb the rocks until you’re gone from sight
I will remain until the black night
Then you’ll hold me tight.
And when cops come by and they see me alone
I’ll say I’m here for a swim, I came on my own
but the bracelet you gave me scrapes my ankle bone
down beneath the water where it’s tied to a stone.
You’ll never leave me; you’ll never go
You lift a finger; it’s made of gold
I will remember; I’ve never told
You are the skin man, I am the bone.