Kentucky Cave

I drove you through the mountains but I haven't put it down yet
You thought you were a shaman but I haven't covered up the scars yet
Your graceless body felt it all too soon
Your eyes and your heartache grew with the size of the moon
On a trip to Nashville, you said the devil could see you too
On a hotel room bed, you cowered and came too
Thought what you loved would kill you like that Brothers Karamazov book
I promised I could save you, hope I didn't fail at that
I never wanted you to die in that Kentucky cave
I never wanted anything except for you to be saved

I thought you'd come out like Jesus, bleeding and brave
But you took me down with you, I still feel your weight
And the dust storms drowned you and the ground below you shook
Thought you'd change the world like that Edward Abbey book
In the Utah desert, possessed by the new moon
Later on you'd tell me that the devil could see you too
I hope you never have to die alone
I hope you are never thrown off your throne