Lyric discussion by mugggsy 

i created an account here just so i could say that Berman's poetry book was published three years after this song was released. also, the first words of the third stanza are not 'an anchor', although i can't figure out what they actually are.

I actually think that the line does start "An anchor lets you see the river move" as I think he's making reference to watching the river flowing while standing still. I'm not making any assumptions interpretatively, but I believe the lyric is correct as above.

yeah, anchor makes sense to me too. i appreciate the info on berman's book also.

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