they gather in a tunnel
daylight uncertain at either end                       
                                                           sing
songs about a river
            maybe the Gospel’s river
            maybe Springsteen’s river
            maybe the river Styx                  
                                                           sing
songs about a river  
           ears don’t hear  
           eyes can’t see
           deep inside everything                               
                                                           sing
songs about a river            
            heaven’s gate
            or shores of Atlantis
            surfacing from the sea