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Sometimes A River Lyrics
I was cleaning the ash from the fire
And putting the party away
Helping out all of my lost friends
To see the light of day
I was feeling the wind through the windows
Sometimes it crashed through the wall
Seems like it comes out of nowhere
There's no warning at all
Sometimes a river
Sometimes a river
Runs dry
Sometimes a river
Sometimes a river
Runs high
I was making my way through a movie
Finding it hard to decide
Sometimes it hits without warning
And turns me over inside
Making a stab in the darkness
Wearing a hole in the floor
Suddenly everything changes
You're not the same as before
Sometimes a river
Sometimes a river
Runs dry
Sometimes a river
Sometimes a river
Runs high
You danced in my dream in a white dress
I watched from the top of the stairs
I woke up looking to find you
But you were not there
17 hours of driving
But that's not a surprise
The world's all heavy with traffic
They never were good at goodbyes
No, we never were good at goodbyes
Sometimes a river
Sometimes a river
Runs dry
Sometimes a river
Sometimes a river
Runs high
And putting the party away
Helping out all of my lost friends
To see the light of day
Sometimes it crashed through the wall
Seems like it comes out of nowhere
There's no warning at all
Sometimes a river
Runs dry
Sometimes a river
Sometimes a river
Runs high
Finding it hard to decide
Sometimes it hits without warning
And turns me over inside
Wearing a hole in the floor
Suddenly everything changes
You're not the same as before
Sometimes a river
Runs dry
Sometimes a river
Sometimes a river
Runs high
I watched from the top of the stairs
I woke up looking to find you
But you were not there
But that's not a surprise
The world's all heavy with traffic
They never were good at goodbyes
No, we never were good at goodbyes
Sometimes a river
Runs dry
Sometimes a river
Sometimes a river
Runs high
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Song is about a man going about his day. He has flashbacks or thoughts of some girl he used to be in love with. He misses her and thinks about her still. Sometimes the thoughts are sudden and involuntary. His mind pulls him towards her for some reason. He realizes and admits that he wants to be with her again, he can’t seem to let her go. Loving her wan’t his choice but he can’t help how he feels. He finally decides to go back to her because he’s been thinking about her but he doesn’t have her number anymore or a way to contact her without it being far fetched and unnatural. He’s left to be in his thoughts and fantasies of this girl until either she contacts him or they just dissipate and it’s just a burried memory.