You went down to the river
To wash your hands
When no one was looking
You dove right in
So warm in the water
It burned your skin
You said, 'no, no, no'
It was then, in the summer
When your ankle sprained
You cried for your mother
But no one came
When all of a sudden
Just flesh and blood
You knew when you saw it
What it really was
Born with the same scar as your brother
Crushing the bugs between your fingers
The burden laid upon your shoulder
And thrust in your hands just like a splinter
You hid in the curtains
That year you kept your head in your hands
Better be no more tears now
That the boy is turning into a man
The circle unbroken
The longest sleep
First was the moment
That you truly bleed
Born with the same scar as your brother
Crushing the bugs between your fingers
The burden laid upon your shoulder
And thrust in your hands just like a splinter
Still the same, no nothing ever changes
Hid yourself away for seven winters
Will you understand when you get older
It's thrust in your hands just like a splinter
