Ethel Cain - Family Tree (Intro)
[Verse 1]
These crosses all over my body
Remind me of who I used to be
Give myself up to him in offering
Let him make a woman out of me
I'm just a child but I'm not above violence
My mama raised me better than that
When the preacher talks, that man demands his silence
Daddy said shoot first then run and don't look back
[Chorus]
So take me down to the river and bathe me clean
Put me on the back of your white horse to ride
All the way to thе chapel, let you wash all over mе
[Verse 1]
I've killed before and I'll kill again
Take the noose off, wrap it tight around my hand
They say heaven hath no fury like a woman scorned
And baby, Hell don't scare me, I've been times before
[Chorus]
So take me down to the river and bathe me clean
Put me on the back of your white horse to ride
All the way to the chapel, let you wash all over me
[Bridge]
These crosses all over my body
Remind me of who I used to be
Let Christ forgive these bones I've been hiding
And the bones I'm about to leave
[Chorus]
So take me down to the river and bathe me clean
Put me on the back of your white horse to ride
All the way to the chapel, let you wash all over meYou might also like
Family Tree (Intro) sets the stage for the 76 minute epic that is Preacher’s Daughter. Over 13 tracks we learn the story of Ethel Cain. Set in 1991, the album details the character’s troubled relationship with religion, her old flame, her father (the titular preacher, a beloved member of the community even 10 years after his death), and her eventual kidnapping and murder.