NoMeansNo - The River Lyrics
=========When I speak the words I repeatAre lost within this roaringAnd when I call your eyes turn to meBut what are they exploring ?Hidden shapes that pass fast awayUpon the waters streamingAnd what I see I just cannot sayThere is no one to heed meI could say that I am sorryBut what forgiveness lies before me ?In the riverThose who know me know all too wellAll my sins and failingsBut brother dear, how could I tell ?The course that I was sailingIn the flood, before my eyesI see the face that I despiseIn the riverIt's mine, it's mineDrifting far awayI can see you'rte not very strongAs the current sweeps you past meAns I can see your head going downAs helpless your cries find me"Help me ! Save me ! Lend me a hand !Pull me out ! Pull me out !Save me ! Save me ! Give me your hand !Pull me out ! Pull me out !"I would save you, give my lifeBut it's already sacrificedTo the riverIt's gone, it's goneDrifitng far awayMothers tell your children the truthDon't hide the fate that's waitingWhen you're born you start to drownThere's no help, no safetyFirst a gift of love is givenThen the winds rise, the sails are rivenOn the river
