Old Cold River
Drowning in Forbidden Love: The Old Cold River Tale
Lyrics
They drug me down to the old cold river
Being taken to a place called the old cold river.
They're gonna throw me in
Anticipation of being thrown into the river.
Cuz I've been caught sleeping
Caught in a compromising situation, possibly adultery.
With the daughter
Involved with the daughter of a significant figure in town.
Of the only man in town who can swim
The mentioned man is the only one who can swim, suggesting power or control.
I'm facing the old cold river
Facing the challenges and consequences of the situation.
My back against the wind
Fighting against difficulties, perhaps societal disapproval.
They gon' throw me down to
Expectation of being thrown to the river's bottom.
The bottom of the river never to rise again
Condemned to remain at the river's bottom forever.
I sink down, down to the old cold bottom
Sinking down to the cold river bottom, accepting fate.
Down, to rest with the fish i sink down
Resting with the fish at the river bottom.
Down to the old cold bottom just
Embracing the fate desired by the old man.
As the old man wished
Conforming to the old man's wishes.
The sea sleeps and the moon is hanging
Describing a tranquil scene with the sea and moon.
Something I'd rather do
Choosing something undesirable but inevitable.
But I'm facing the old cold river
Continuing to face challenges posed by the cold river.
Bed of eternal blue
Referring to the river as a bed of eternal blue.
With no reason to breathe without
Expressing a lack of motivation to live without certain rights.
The right to love free
Yearning for the right to love freely.
Sleep in the deep, sink like a drink
Metaphorically choosing to sleep in the deep, sinking like a drink.
Until again when we meet
Anticipation of meeting again after sinking.
I sink down, down to the old cold bottom
Repeating the act of sinking down to the river bottom.
Without a hope in the clouds
Being without hope in the clouds, indicating despair.
Down down to the old cold bottom
Continuing to sink down to the cold river bottom.
To rest my bones in the ground
Intending to rest bones in the ground, accepting mortality.
They can't save me nobody can save me
Nobody has the power to save the speaker from the consequences.
They can't save me now they can't save me
Emphasizing the inevitability of the speaker's fate.
Nobody can save me if I must live without
Expressing the belief that life without a certain love is not worth living.
I'd rather drown
Preferring to drown rather than live without the mentioned love.
Till I rise to the wide open sky
Hope to rise to the wide open sky after drowning.
Down to the bottom old lonely bottom
Repeating the idea of descending to the old lonely river bottom.
Till I rise to the wide open sky
Anticipation of rising to the wide open sky again.
Leaving this place where love's forbidden
Leaving a place where love is forbidden, possibly the current situation.
Life without her love ain't worth living
Stating that life without the mentioned love is not worth living.
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