Like the River
Journey Through Time: Love's Unforgettable River
Lyrics
We floated downstream like swans in the sun
We experienced a serene journey downstream, akin to graceful swans basking in the sunlight.
Surrounded by friends and lovers
Our company consisted of friends and lovers who surrounded us during the journey.
We watched on with smiles beaming so bright
We observed the scene with joyous smiles, the river flowing behind our friends as daylight dwindled.
The river behind them, the fading daylight
The river served as a backdrop to our companions, with the sunlight fading away.
I knew her back from when she was young
I knew her since her youth, and the memories of those days slip away quickly, like rounds fired from a gun.
Those days poured out faster than rounds from a gun
The days of her youth passed swiftly, scattered and lost like shells in the sea.
Scattered like shells and lost to the sea
Memories dispersed like shells, lost to the vastness of the sea, much like the rapid flow of days represented by the river.
Like the river the days move rapidly
The passing of time is compared to the swift movement of a river.
I have all these memories, I don't know what for
Despite having numerous memories, there is uncertainty about their significance.
I have them and I can't help it
The speaker possesses memories involuntarily, unable to control their presence.
Some overflow and spill like waves
Some memories overflow and surface like waves, while others are retained and cherished.
some I will harbor
Certain memories are consciously held onto and protected.
For all of my days
The speaker acknowledges a commitment to preserving certain memories throughout their life.
I burned liked oil, you grew like a flower
The speaker burned passionately, while the other person blossomed like a flower, both heading towards a significant moment in their lives.
Rising toward your magical hour
The person's growth is directed towards a magical or pivotal time in their life.
I was not yours and you were not mine
The speaker and the other person were not romantically connected, as their true love will find them at the right moment.
Our true love finds us when it is time
True love is anticipated to reveal itself when the time is appropriate.
We drove back downtown
Returning to the city center, possibly after the river journey, feeling depleted.
Wasted and spent
Feeling exhausted and depleted after the journey.
Down highways that I remember
Traveling down familiar highways, reminiscing about the past while happy for the speaker and their companion.
Happy for her and happy for me
The speaker is content for both themselves and their companion in both old and new experiences.
The old times and the new to uncover
Reflecting on both past and present experiences.
I laid down my head, in love with the night
The speaker lays down, enamored with the night, with their new love by their side providing radiant light.
With my new love beside me, her radiant light
Fading away into the night, accompanied by contemplative thoughts, much like a dream.
I faded away, along with my thoughts
The speaker's thoughts and presence fade away mysteriously, akin to a dream.
Like a dream and I trail off mystically
The speaker's presence fades like a dream, trailing off into mysticism.
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