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Ashes & Fire Lyrics
As he stared past the fire
The hunger to leave, well it gnawed
His poor heart alive
Her skin smelled like black cherry blossom perfume
The sailboats they all sailed by
And a river, she cried
And the win was suddenly sweeter
Than Rossevelt pie
The windows broke out
And the cigarette smoke was drifting by
The bums on the bowery
The were swallowed in lights
As cars rumbled by in the night
Screaming 'run for you life'
With cool and silvery eyes
And a heart that was fit for design
Drowned in a river of tears
A river she cried
Left her with a heart
Made of ashes and fire
One day there was a silence
It was through the town
There was no reason to speak
So no one made a sound
Her eyes were indigo
Her cats were all calico
And the sailboats
They all sailed by
And a river she cried
With cool and silvery eyes
And a heart that was fit for design
Drowned in a river of tears
A river she cried
Left her with a heart
Made of ashes and fire
Ashes and fire...
Ashes and fire...
Ashes and fire...
The hunger to leave, well it gnawed
His poor heart alive
Her skin smelled like black cherry blossom perfume
The sailboats they all sailed by
And a river, she cried
Than Rossevelt pie
The windows broke out
And the cigarette smoke was drifting by
The bums on the bowery
The were swallowed in lights
As cars rumbled by in the night
Screaming 'run for you life'
And a heart that was fit for design
Drowned in a river of tears
A river she cried
Left her with a heart
Made of ashes and fire
It was through the town
There was no reason to speak
So no one made a sound
Her eyes were indigo
And the sailboats
They all sailed by
And a river she cried
And a heart that was fit for design
Drowned in a river of tears
A river she cried
Left her with a heart
Made of ashes and fire
Ashes and fire...
Ashes and fire...
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In a recent interview, Ryan said this was about his emancipation from New York. NY being the 'girl' in the story.
Greatness.
Love this album. Adams is really channeling Bob Dylan on this one.
I think, like many of the songs on the album, this is about Ryan coming back to form both musically and personally. I'm curious about what the symbolism of the "river" is. Whatever/whoever it is, there's many references to a "river" on Ashes and Fire.
The most basic metaphorical function of The River is change. Seems fitting.
The most basic metaphorical function of The River is change. Seems fitting.
I really liked this interpretation from a friend of mine. My friend and I were chilling one night listening to a bunch of RA's old stuff and then this new one when we asked ourselves the same question about the river.
I really liked this interpretation from a friend of mine. My friend and I were chilling one night listening to a bunch of RA's old stuff and then this new one when we asked ourselves the same question about the river.
http://rainischange.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/a-river-she-cried-left-her-with-a-heart-made-of-ashes-and-fire-ryan-adams/
http://rainischange.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/a-river-she-cried-left-her-with-a-heart-made-of-ashes-and-fire-ryan-adams/
I really liked how this song explains something about how a woman can turn into a cat-lady.
http://rainischange.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/a-river-she-cried-left-her-with-a-heart-made-of-ashes-and-fire-ryan-adams/