the river

by Elbow

From the album: Build a Rocket Boys!

Track 8 of 11 on Build a Rocket Boys! (2011).

Duration: 2:51

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Lyrics for the river

I walked through the river in kind of a dream Hand in hand, the all-knowing river and me To the clamour of rushes and deeply barren trees A drunk making blossom, the blush to be seen I told him my sorrows and broken-down dreams Confessed every lie, replayed every scene He openly wept as he listened to me And then, with the sun in the west, he showed me the sea

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