River of Love
Navigating the Uncharted Depths of Love's River
Lyrics
Don't speak to me about the river of love
Caution against discussing the complexities of love
I'll bet you're wrong; you have no clue just where it flows
Skepticism about the listener's understanding of love's path
Don't quote me scripture and wisdom from above
Dismissal of religious or profound advice
I'll bet you're wrong; it's just a fragrant overdose
Doubt about the listener's comprehension, likening love to an overwhelming scent
The only love you've ever know was a peaceful lake
Assertion that the listener has experienced only a calm form of love
The only heart you've ever shown was afraid to break
Implying a reluctance to show vulnerability in love
Don't speak to me about the river of love
Reiteration of caution regarding discussing the complexities of love
You've never been downstream; you don't know what it takes
Challenge of the listener's lack of experience in facing love's challenges
Don't speak to me about the river of love
Repeated warning against discussing the river of love
You're not that wise, and you're not sure where it winds
Casting doubt on the listener's wisdom and knowledge of love's course
If you open your mouth, make sure it's not too rough
Advice to speak with care, emphasizing the importance of kindness
I can't kiss those lips if they're not moist and kind
Linking the ability to kiss to the moisture and kindness of the lips
The only love you're ever known was a forest fire
Assertion that the listener's love has been intense and uncontrollable
Out of control until the rains came and it expired
Reference to a destructive love that subsided with external intervention
Don't speak to me about the river of love
Reiteration of the warning against discussing the river of love
You've never been downstream, you've only known desire
Highlighting the listener's lack of experience with the depths of desire
Don't speak to me about the river of love
Repeating the caution regarding the river of love
The mirror lies; it won't show you what is real
Challenging the reliability of self-perception in a mirror
I've been down to the ocean and paddled back upstream
Personal experience of navigating the challenges of love
I've seen love made, stolen, hidden, and repealed
Acknowledging the diverse facets of love – made, stolen, hidden, and repealed
Will your maps and your charts and your compass and canoe
Rhetorical question about the efficacy of tools in finding the perfect lover
Lead you to the perfect lover or back to me and you
Questioning whether the journey leads back to the speaker and the listener
Don't speak to me about the river of love
Repeating the caution regarding discussing the river of love
You've never been downstream; you wouldn't know what to do
Emphasizing the listener's unfamiliarity with the challenges downstream
It starts out a babbling brook becomes a lively stream
Describing the progression of love from a gentle beginning to a powerful force
Builds into some rapids, maybe white and quite extreme
Continuation of the metaphor with the introduction of challenges
And becomes a mighty driving force divine
Portraying love as a mighty and divine force
Tearing through the landscape like a miner in a mine
Comparing love to a miner's forceful impact on the landscape
And when you suspect that you have seen it all
Suggesting that love surprises even after one thinks they've experienced it all
It grabs your ass and throws you over the falls
Using a waterfall metaphor for unexpected challenges in love
If you survive and peaceful waters become your yen
If surviving challenges, a yearning for the excitement of falling in love again
Still you will miss the falls and you'll want to fall again
Highlighting the perpetual desire for the thrill of love
So, don't speak to me about the river of love
Final warning against discussing the river of love
You've never been downstream
Reiteration of the listener's lack of experience downstream
You don't know where it ends
Emphasizing the unknown destination or conclusion of the river of love
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