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In The River

from IV by Mal VU

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In the river, beneath the river, beneath the river
Here she bathes the faces
of the mother & the daughter & the healer
Don’t interrupt her til it’s over
She’s got 30 more faces til she’s done.

You watch her & you want to get closer
You’re slow, creeping slow, creeping slow
Just like water drips through stone
Uou’re slow, dripping slow, creeping slow
Your heart starts to drum

Lazy saunter to her throne
Her crimson pucker & her pallor of bone
The way her breath slips over the tip of her tongue
Isn’t she done? Is she done? Is she done?

In her eyes are her eyes of seaweed green
lined in black with bands of yellow rings
You want to see what they see when they see you
Don’t interrupt her ‘cause she’s almost through

Now she’s unbraiding her knotted hair
Unfolding the furrows in her hardened stare
She washes the faces of the killer & now the crone
In the river, beneath the river, beneath the river
She’s almost done

Everything inside her burnt right down to the ground
Where she’d lay awhile too thick to move
Try to find a reason
to make her way deep down to the river

I know the water will carry away the ashes
I know the water will carry away the ashes

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You know she knows things
They don’t make much sense
Stay away from her river
Stay away from her river
Stay away from her river

In the river, beneath the river, beneath the river
Here she bathes the faces
of the mother & the daughter & the healer
She washes the faces of the killer
& now the crone
In the river, beneath the river, beneath the river
She’s got 30 more faces til she’s done

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from IV, released January 1, 2003
Lesley Ann Fogle
Darrin Brown

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Mal VU Chicago, Illinois

Mal VU began in 1993 in Columbus, Ohio by performance artist Vena Gore (Lesley Ann Fogle) and Darrin Brown. After relocating to Chicago in 1998, Vena worked in various recording studios producing Mal Vu songs at night. Mal VU grew to include Traci Trouble and a slew of guest musicians from the Chicago scene. American gothic with dark narrative ballads. Members of After-Death Plan ... more

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