Riverbend
Journey of Roots: Embracing Life's Flow
Lyrics
Take me by the river bend
Desire to be taken to a river bend
Take me by the water's edge
Desire to be taken to the water's edge
Feel the mud under my feet
Expressing the sensation of mud under the feet
Where the land and water meet
Describing the meeting point of land and water
Take me by the river bend
Repetition of the desire to be taken to a river bend
Take me by the water's edge
Repetition of the desire to be taken to the water's edge
Take me by the river bend
Reiteration of the desire to be taken to a river bend
Take me by the water's edge
Reiteration of the desire to be taken to the water's edge
Take me back where I was born
Desire to return to the place of birth
Where I'll lay to have my own
Expressing a wish to lay claim and create a home
Take me by the river bend
Repetition of the desire to be taken to a river bend
Take me by the water's edge
Repetition of the desire to be taken to the water's edge
Take me by the river bend
Reiteration of the desire to be taken to a river bend
Take me by the water's edge
Reiteration of the desire to be taken to the water's edge
If I die before I wake
Contemplation of death with a request related to the river
I pray the river my soul to take
Expressing a prayer for the river to take the soul if death occurs
Take me by the river
Repetition emphasizing the request to be taken by the river
Take me by the river
-Take me by the river
-Take me by the river
-Take me by the river
-Take me by the river
-Take me by the river
-Take me by the river
-Take me by the river bend
Repetition of the desire to be taken to a river bend
Take me by the water's edge
Repetition of the desire to be taken to the water's edge
Lay me down to bury me
Desire to be laid down and buried under a willow tree
Underneath my willow tree
Specification of the desired burial location
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