I was born on the mountaintop But I was broken on the rocks As I crawled to the river's edge To wash away my sins All the bones in the valley cried out All the bones in the valley cried out "The water won't cleanse your name" As the voices were circling I let the darkness in As it crawled through my weakened veins To grant me strength again All the wolves in the valley cried out All the wolves in the valley cried out "The darkness won't hide your name" I defied the heavens and the saints I turned my back on all their wicked ways And I left only questions in my wake But all these things saved me from my fate The horizon was beckoning Somewhere to begin This life of destruction In spite of creation And my reflection in the water cried out And my reflection in the water cried out "I never knew your name" For I defied the heavens and the saints I turned my back on all their wicked ways But I left only questions in my wake For all these things saved me from my fate