Next of Kin

We walked along the rocks for nearly an hour I caught the way you looked at me in the sunlight You took something before you went in the shower To help suppress the things that make you feel uptight If I'd known you couldn't swim We would never have gone in I left my love in the river The only one who sees I lost his hand in the current It was the life I wanted and I'd hoped for And now I am left sifting through the leaves The sun so hot, I saw his skin through his t-shirt The grass so tall, we knew we wouldn't be found We climbed into the stream, sure no one would be heard And in no time at all, there wasn't a sound If I'd known you couldn't swim We would never have gone in I left my love in the river The only one who sees I lost his hand in the current It was the life I wanted and I'd hoped for And now I am left sifting through the leaves No color to his skin Inform the next of kin No color to his skin I left my love in the river The only one I see I left his hand in the current And now I am left blowing through the trees Ooh Ooh --- Next of Kin - Alvvays