River

this is a gorgeous song. great job with the lyrics. a couple things i hear a little differently:

becoming heat, becoming steam becoming luminescent glee atoms splinter, sparkling // little deaths envelop thee

sex, clearly. amazing song, amazing record.

Also, its definitely

"And once this spark met kindling"

"Becoming heat, becoming steam"

And maybe "Becoming luminescent glee" instead of luminescently

ambilene apparently isnt a word, i believe its "ambling" or leisurely stroll

not necessarily about sex. Perhaps it's more spiritual

Though my tired fleet abides in your gentle breeze

I'm also hearing: And you are now vast and open sea

this kind of makes sex not seem so awkward

i've heard this song on the radio, what band does it? i've been searching all over for them, but i can't find there name.

this song is obnoxiously sexual, but still really spiritual. why does sex have to be something less than spiritual? that vocal melody is the catchiest damn thing, but it sounds really hokey if you just whistle it... LOVE AK/FAM.

This song is definitely sexual. The lyrics use a lot of nautical and water images to represent sexual feelings or situations, such as:

"Though my tired fleet abides in your gentle breeze And you are now vast and open sea And my mind travels you endlessly And you beckon, toss and toss and swallow me"

Also, there is a line that says "Little deaths envelope thee." "Little deaths" is a reference to the French notion of "la petite mort," which is a term for orgasm, often a female orgasm.

Definitely about sex, but more importantly about a relationship's development into a family... and about the breadth of a person within relationship... verse verse, the body of water referenced jumps from river, to bay, to ocean. This is a metaphor for the depth of the individual in the relationship, as if there is so much still to explore. The sex leads the two to three... i.e. a child/family. Love this song so much. My wife and I danced to it at our wedding. Thanks Akron Family.