Song Description
folk ballad, male and female vocals. Acoustic instrumentation : finger-picked guitar, zither, rhodes piano, pedal steel. Touches of electric guitar in 2nd part of the song. A plea to a friend or a lover who is afraid to jump into the river of life.
| Song Length |
5:38 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Moving |
Subject |
Regret, Rivers |
| Similar Artists |
Cat Power, Iron and Wine |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
stay with me
or walk away in tears
do as you please now
you know our wounds can't be healed
endlessly
I left clues for you to read
but you were too busy
being afraid of everything
I see your face pale with wonder
in the dead of sleep
I hear your voice and your laughter
as I drift and float upstream
hoping that some day
you will remember how we used to feel
leave me here
there's a storm across the hill
it's coming closer
will you find it hard to breathe
how to live
with all the memories
of when you were younger
and thought you were made
for being free
I see your face pale with wonder
in the dead of sleep
I hear your voice and your laughter
as I drift and float upstream
hoping that some day
you will remember how we used to feel
dive with me
swim with me
where the river runs deep