Song Description
Satan explaining why he can't write a love song
| Song Length |
5:54 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Depressing, Gloomy |
Subject |
Doom, General |
Lyrics
I Cannot Write A Love Song
(A) Satan caught me at the river
When the surge was running high
He said I could walk on water
We watched the world go washing by
He said "Pity not the wretched refuse
On their backs you will survive"
Gave to me a watch of silver
With no numbers there inscribed
(B) We stood above the rising raging
This to me he did confide
"I can make most any man do my bidding
But I cannot write a love song"
(A) He said "Long ago I loved so fiercely
That current stripped me to the bone
Nothing left but mud and ruin
And sin that I could not atone
As the walls commenced to crumble
So the levee spilled its seed
Naked there against the deluge
Accursed now for oath and deed
(B) I cannot find the proper words
Or a sympathetic melody
Everything suggests a dirge
When I try I find
That I cannot write a love song"
(C) Oh oh you will know when it is time
Life navigates the profane and sublime
(A) Satan caught me at the river
With the torrent near to crest
He said I could walk on water
Trust in him to do the rest