Twisting vines From the depths of the river Reaching through sewage Thick with age Amber eyes scanning skies to deliver The vengeance of Earth And its boundless rage 200 years of waste and pollution Cast to the waters to drown Not even smallpox or typhoid The great retribution Could stop the filth from raining down Did man think he could smother the spirit? The river breathes with the soul of the Earth Revenge made flesh from the depths of corruption The fury of the Anacostia Putrification Fetid waters bubbling Acidic footsteps dissolving the road Feasting on refuse Who blindly serve the masters Carrion trail left by all who oppose Did man think he could smother the spirit? The river lives and breathes with the soul of the Earth Revenge made flesh from the depths of corruption The fury of the Anacostia Ah-ah-ah-ah Whoa-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Did man think he could smother the spirit? The river breathes with the soul of the Earth Revenge made flesh from the depths of corruption The fury of the Anacostia ♪ Into the maw The creature devours The range disease that gnaws on his pain Swallow the bones, the meat and the power Until his water runs clear again ♪ Until his water runs clear again