The River
Journey of Desperation: The River's Cry
Lyrics
As I am waiting time keeps a going
Waiting for an unspecified event while time continues to pass.
As I am aging the black waters flowing
Reflecting on the aging process with a metaphor of black water flowing.
Oh that river please wont you take me home
Expressing a desire for the river to take the speaker home, possibly symbolizing a longing for comfort or peace.
I am raging when the clouds all gather
Feeling intense emotions, possibly anger, when clouds gather in the sky.
Take my body its no bother
Willing to surrender the speaker's body to the river without resistance.
Oh that river please wont you take me home
Reiterating the plea for the river to take the speaker home.
I'm gonna take this bottle and drown
Expressing a desire to drown one's sorrows using a bottle of alcohol.
Same as my bloodline in barbed wire town
Comparing the speaker's bloodline to the harshness of a barbed wire town.
Swirled in the blood of my family
Describing a connection to family through the shared experience of hardship.
Life put em young in the ground
Acknowledging that life has prematurely claimed the lives of family members.
Im gonna take this bottle and drown
Repeating the desire to drown in alcohol, suggesting a coping mechanism for pain.
Bathed in the blood of thie barb wire crown
Symbolically referencing a barbed wire crown, possibly representing a burdensome or oppressive leadership.
Bathed in the mud of my sanity
Being immersed in the difficulties of life, portrayed as mud on the speaker's sanity.
Life put me young in the ground
Reiterating the premature loss of the speaker's youth due to life's challenges.
Sun is Frying my heads getting hotter
Describing a scorching sun and increasing mental distress.
Out of the desert pray for water
Expressing a hope for relief or salvation, praying for water in the desert.
Oh that river nothing but dust and stone
Portraying the river as dry and barren, consisting only of dust and stone.
My wings are flying my wife and daughters
Mentioning the speaker's family, possibly symbolizing a desire for their safety and well-being.
Take my body the son the the father
Willing to surrender the speaker's body, encompassing both the son and the father, to the river.
Oh that river please wont you take me home
Repeating the plea for the river to take the speaker home, emphasizing the longing for solace or a sense of belonging.
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