Narcissus - Sons of an Illustrious Father

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