In the Lush
Virginia hills 
they kept her as
long as they could 
Cause they knew
when the white
brother found
white shell Beads 
wrapped around
her skin -- a life
giving river -- 
Her body open
as will his hand 
And with a
"goodbye"
there she goes

she may Betray
All that she loves 
and even wait
for their
Savior [bad word] 
And in some things,
maybe he'll be
right 
But as always 
The thing that he
Loves 
he will change 
from her sunrise
to clockwise to soul trading 
still she'll lay down
her Body 
covering him
all the same

so Hundreds of
years go by 
(the Red Road carved 
up by Sharp Knife) 
She's a girl
out working her 
Trade 
and she loses
a little each
day 
to ghetto pimps
and presidents 
who try and 
arouse 
her turquoise 
serpents 
She can't recall 
what they represent 
and when you
ask, she won't know

she will Betray
All that she loves
and even wait
for their
Saviour [bad word] And in some things
maybe he'll be right
But as always
The thing that be
Loves he will
change from her
sunwise to clockwise
to soul trading
still she'll lay
down her Body
covering him all
the same
oh Virginia 
do you remember 
when the Land held 
your hand 
oh Virginia 
she will let you back in 
oh Virginia 
you can't remember 
your name