River Man Lyrics

Lyric discussion by elizabethc 

Cover art for River Man lyrics by Nick Drake

I think the mention of lilacs and summer rain could allude to T S Eliot's, the Wasteland opening lines, about how cruel the reawakening of hope and feeling can be when we have been numb. "April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm......"

@elizabethc \r\n...and Proofrock at the end!