Lyrics Narcissus - Sons of an Illustrious Father

Narcissus

He met his love on the mountainside
And took her as his wife
He met her on the mountainside
And then he took her life
He fled
To the river’s edge
He chased his love as she tried to flee
Caught her and turned her into a tree
Cut her down and burned her for heat
He fled
To the river’s edge
Oh, he died at the river’s edge
Eyes locked with those in the pool
Drool dripped down into the river’s mass
Fawning like a fool
He fled
To the river’s edge
He dragged his son up the mountainside
And threw him on the slab
Took no blame, called it God’s will
Preparing for the stab
He fled
To the river’s edge
Oh, he died at the river’s edge
Singing sweet nothings to a floating head
Now the tide recedes, and he’s lying dead
Way down in the dry old bed
He fled
To the river’s edge
Apollo didn’t care about Daphne
And something broke inside of Tom Dooley
Abraham forsook his progeny
Narcissus drowning in vanity
He died
At the river’s edge
He died
At the river’s edge
We fled
To the river’s edge
He’s dead
At the river’s edge