My hands and feet are bound by law
To the water I return
O river, take me down
I'd rather drown than burn
If the body rises to the top
The water rejects the soul
O river, take me down
Your shadowed depths below

Pulled from bed in the dead of night
A ring of fire, masks of fright
Features twisted, knuckles white
Sentenced without crime
So, nail me to your cross of grass
Seal my face and fate in wax
O woman, take me down
I've seen you all unmasked

I - I don't want no death mask 'pon my wall

Vamp:
(Talking in tongues, like talking in numbers)

The last thing I remember
'fore I woke up on the ground
Were a thousand masks of anger
In the darkness all around

My hands and feet are bound by law
To the water I return
O river, take me down
I'd rather drown than burn
If the body rises to the top
The water rejects the soul
O river, take me down
Your shadowed depths below