I could hear them howling from afar
I saw them rushing to your car
In a moment all went screaming wild
Until the darkness killed the light

I remember running to the sea
The burning houses and trees
I remember running to the sea
Alone and blinded by the fear

And the river flows beneath your skin
Like savage forces kept within
And all is wasted in the sand
Like breaking diamonds with your hand

I remember running to the sea
Remember falling to my knees
I remember gliding off the shore
Until I touched the ocean floor

And the river flows beneath your skin
Like savage forces kept within
And all is wasted in the sand
Like breaking diamonds with your hand

And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me


Lyrics submitted by adetailed, edited by clusty, Ex3cUtIoN11, sasquatch19, MoNeart, zephyriffic

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    My Interpretation

    Another one of my interps..

    The drug dealer is the car. Everyone gets the drugs and goes wild. The burning houses and the sea are the feeling of the veins being on fire the river flows beneath your skin like savage horses kept within is the drugs being injected or the pulse increasing.

    And all is wasted in the sand Like breaking diamonds with your hand -- sand being crushed drugs and diamonds being still a chunk

    I remember running to the sea Remember falling to my knees I remember gliding off the shore Until I touched the ocean floor -- This part implying she is taking the drugs too and is getting farther away from reality until she hits rock bottom.

    and as the river grows inside, it is simply the addiction and that she cant control it

    Ex3cUtIoN11on June 29, 2013   Link

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