Lyrics
I feed on fire and confusion
I find sustenance in intense emotions and uncertainty.
Of this crime I'll rid my soul
I aim to cleanse my conscience of this wrongdoing.
Gonna slide on down to the river
I am heading down to the river.
Gonna tell her all
I plan to confide in the river and share everything.
So I told my troubles to the river
I confided my problems in the river.
And I tossed them in the deep
I cast my troubles deep into the river.
And I washed my hands in the river
I cleaned myself symbolically in the river.
But the river brings more troubles to me
Despite my efforts, the river brings more challenges.
I told my troubles to the river
I shared my issues with the river again.
She shared them with the seas
The river communicated my troubles to the vast seas.
She returned them to me doubled
The problems returned to me, intensified.
The river holds no offer of peace
The river does not offer peace or resolution.
I can wash this blood from my fingers
I can cleanse myself of physical guilt.
I can wash this stain from my soul
I can cleanse my soul of its metaphorical stain.
But I can't wash out your memories
However, I cannot erase memories associated with you.
The river returns them all
The river brings back those memories.
I told my troubles to the river
I reiterated my troubles to the river.
She shared them with the deep
The river shared them with the profound depths.
Yeah I told my troubles to the river
I told my troubles to the river once again.
But the river brings them back to me
Despite telling them to the river, my troubles return.
Yeah the river brings them back to me
The river consistently brings back my troubles.
Yeah the river brings them back to me
The recurrence of troubles from the river persists.
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