This song is timeless, and nearly 20 years after its creation, still possesses the mystique it did the first time i heard it ~1994. To me, at first blush, all those years ago, it had some kind of homo-erotic allure. The line "so that the others may do" tells of something which must be done for others to follow suit. It felt like like some kind of roxy-glam-pop invitation to sexual liberation.
Upon further introspection I think the song may not have an intrinsic meaning, but simply represents a sort of "holding open the door" for people who otherwise might be affronted by this song/band's unusual style. I know, as a sort of armchair rock-historian, that there have been few bands so daring and so true to the sound that wanted to emerge from within, whether the creator wanted it or not. This band handled it with elegance and grace seldom, if ever, seen.
there you saw
me drowning in rivers
me drowning in rivers
there you saw
there you saw
there you saw
there you saw
wait, i got a lot on my plate
and i could bury today
but i gotta wait for the right day
they say i gotta lot of time
but theres too much on my mind
to stay in the same place
so i make my way to home
i make my way to heavens gates
here is the plan to be okay
take what you gotta take
ill be fine either way
drowning in rivers
say
say you'll never leave me
say you won't leave me drowning
say you won't leave me drowning
me drowning in rivers
there you saw
there you saw
there
me drowning in rivers
me drowning in rivers
there you saw
there you saw
there you saw
there you saw
wait, i got a lot on my plate
and i could bury today
but i gotta wait for the right day
they say i gotta lot of time
but theres too much on my mind
to stay in the same place
so i make my way to home
i make my way to heavens gates
here is the plan to be okay
take what you gotta take
ill be fine either way
drowning in rivers
say
say you'll never leave me
say you won't leave me drowning
say you won't leave me drowning
me drowning in rivers
there you saw
there you saw
there
Lyrics submitted by tylermacmore
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