Clearing the “Muddy Water”: Sierra Hull Offers Introspective Ballad from New Album

“Muddy Water” is a track from Sierra Hull’s latest album, A Tip Toe High Wire. The song combines acoustic sounds with intimate, emotionally charged lyrics that explore vulnerability, emotional depth, and the struggle for authenticity.

Musicians: Sierra Hull – mandolin, lead vocals; Shaun Richardson – acoustic guitars, electric guitar; Geoff Saunders – upright bass; Mark Raudabaugh – drums; Ronnie Bowman – harmony vocals; Lindsay Lou – harmony vocals.

Hull’s lyrics evoke the metaphor of muddy water to illustrate emotional murkiness and the difficulty of self-revelation. Lines like “You muddy your water ‘cause you want them to see you as deep” capture the tension between image and authenticity. The chorus offers a gentle vow of support: “I will never leave you standing alone in muddy water.”

Lyrics:

You muddy your water cause you want them to see you as deep
Spend most of your life just looking for someone to please You’ll never admit when you grow tired of it, but you do You won’t listen to me when I try to tell you the truth

Way down deep where the honesty grows
Is the part that we try to keep as our own
I wish that you would show me who you are when you let it all go, I will never leave you standing alone in muddy water

Standin at the bottom, and you can’t seem to swim to the top Can’t see the hand reaching out there to you in the dark So lost in the mess that the depth you possess weighs you down So look for the light cause you know it’s the only way out

Way down deep where the honesty grows
Is the part that we try to keep as our own
I wish that you would show me who you are when you let it all go I will never leave you standing alone in muddy water
Muddy water

Director/Editor: Jesse R. Borrell. Cinematographer: Justin Balog.