Lyric discussion by MirlyMe 

Cover art for River lyrics by Emeli Sandé

I was really curious to know the meaning of this song, but I found that nobody had commented on this song so I tried thinking about what I thought of it. I wrote a story in my head to help come up with the meaning of this song.

I think it's about a girl who loves a man, but she is so quiet that he doesn't notice her. He is too busy wanting to "find the sea" and be full of the success. The girl decides to help lead his way to victory and success so that he could stop focusing on trying to get there. When he gets what he wants, finally might notice the quiet girl and how loyal she has been to her.

This is my interpretation, other people might see it as a friend trying to help another friend to light.

My Interpretation