Down By The Riverside
Riverside Reverie: Embracing Love Amidst Life's Storms
Lyrics
I stuck inside my car on a road to happiness
Feeling trapped in a situation while pursuing happiness
And I don’t wanna leave that place
Reluctance to leave the place of happiness
The rain keeps falling down
Continuous difficulties or challenges
My hearts like noah’s ark
Heart being a refuge like Noah's ark amidst emotional turmoil
There’s water streaming down my face
Crying or emotional distress
And it looks like, it looks like nothing serious
Seemingly trivial or unimportant
Receiver playing gospel songs
Listening to uplifting or comforting music
And cars around floating like little boats
Surroundings seem chaotic or uncertain, likened to boats in water
Like little boats that are going home
People moving towards a familiar or comforting place
Down, down, down, down by the riverside
Desire to be near the riverside, a symbol of comfort and belonging
The place where i’ll never be alone
Feeling of never being alone in that place
Down, down, down, down by the riverside
Repeated longing for the riverside, reminiscent of old songs
Like in some old-fashioned song
Comparing the feeling to an old-fashioned song's nostalgia
Down, down, down, down by the riverside
Reinforcing memories associated with the riverside
Remember how i’ve met you, dear
Recalling the meeting with a loved one by the riverside
Down, down, down, down by the riverside
Reiterating the significance of being by the riverside
The only song i wanna hear
Expressing a strong preference for the riverside's song
I stuck inside my car with no reason or accident
Feeling stuck in a situation without an obvious cause
And i don’t wanna leave that place
Reluctance to leave the place of contentment
It makes no sense, well it makes no sense you said to me
Disbelief or confusion about the situation
Come get inside there’s enough space
Invitation to share the space and comfort
For you and me and all of those lovely things
Embracing the pleasant things not commonly seen or represented
That they won’t show on tv
Rejecting superficial or misrepresented content (on TV)
Just you and me, just you and me my dear
Emphasizing closeness and exclusivity between the speaker and their loved one
And the same old song on the repeat
Repetition of the comforting song, reinforcing its significance
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