In the Bitterroot

The biggest sky

The valley wide

The mountain high

The holy girl

Whose smile was light

The crescent moon

The bird in flight

The rising

Hight and higher

Bread and water, blood and fire

Bread and water, blood and fire



And so they sang

Their songs of praise

Revelation and Judgment Day

Words of faith

In their beliefs

In the height of joy

And the depths of grief

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire

Bread and water, blood and fire

Bread and water, blood and fire



That was his life

His every day

Took in every word they'd say

Truth being turned

In every way

And he saw the cracks in the feet of clay



And so he sang

Along with them

His heart as empty

As the wind

He never even

Heard the call

Of mercy offered up to all

Just the in

The telephone wires

Bread and water, blood and fire

Bread and water, blood and fire