Fear and self loathing   Forged a chain of silver ore   By the time I stop singing   You won't love me anymore   I ran to the river   Crying, "river cure me"   But the river just laughed   Washing sand over me      Girl child your daddy's   Silver chain's nine miles long   From every link of that chain   Hangs a heart he has wronged   Little girl take the length   Of your father's bright chain   And bind me to you   I don't care what you do      I ran to the fire   "Fire purify me"   The fire licked my skin   But it did not set me free   I turned to the bottle   "Alcohol cure me   Let me sleep without dreaming"   Alcohol lied to me      Girl child your daddy's   Silver chain's nine miles long   From every link of that chain   Hangs a heart he has wronged   Little girl take the length   Of your father's bright chain   And bind me to you   I don't care what you do      I spoke to the forest   I spoke to the trees   I spoke to the river   But it did not speak to me   I carved your name   In the cypress tree bark   I tattooed your name   In a ring round my heart      I wore out my welcome   I wore out myself   I wore out my reason   I wore out my health   I forgot my name   On the day that you came...      Girl child your daddy's   Silver chain's nine miles long   From every link of that chain   Hangs a heart he has wronged   Little girl take the length   Of your father's bright chain   And bind me to you   I don't care what you do