The River Kept Him | Southern Gothic Blues | Amara Blues

They have been dragging that bend since October for a man the water was given on purpose. The river kept him. She stood under the willow and watched two men walk him to the cut-bank, and she has said nothing for a lifetime. This is the confession of the only witness, and the lamp she still sets in the window facing the water. 🎵 The River Kept Him | Southern Gothic Blues | Amara Blues Amara Blues sings the songs the South buries — dark confessions of the devil, the grave, the river, and the sins folks don't speak of in daylight. Slow, weathered, haunted Southern Gothic Blues. 🖤 Subscribe and sit a while in the dark. 🔔 New songs every Tuesday and Friday. "I could've screamed and split the county But I watched the water down The river kept him, the river kept him And the water don't need no excuse" #SouthernGothic #DeltaBlues #AmaraBlues #DarkBlues #BluesMusic #DarkWater