Wake up, it's Christmas mourn
Those loved have long since gone
The stockings are hung but who cares
Preserved for those no longer there
Six feet beneath me sleep
Black lights hang from the tree
Accents of dead holly
Whoa mistletoe
(It's growing cold)
I'm seeing ghosts
(I'm drinking old)
Red water
Red water

Red water chase them away
My tables been set for but seven
Just last year I dined with eleven
Goddamn ye merry gentlemen
Whoa mistletoe
(It's growing cold)
I'm seeing ghosts
(I'm drinking old)
Red water
Red water
Red water chase them away.


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Red Water (Christmas Mourning) Lyrics as written by Peter Thomas Steele

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    It's about the death of Peter's father.

    This is one of my favorite songs on October Rust, and definitely the darkest song on that CD. Apparently they never play it live and never will, from what I've read.

    jc6mdon September 22, 2004   Link

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