River – English Lyrics

• By: Bishop Briggs
• Album: Champion

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Bishop Briggs' "River," a track that blends alternative, pop, and soul into a unique sound. Through its powerful vocals and evocative lyrics, you can explore expressions of tension, empowerment, and raw emotion in English. The song's direct and impactful phrasing, especially in lines like "Shut your mouth and run me like a river," makes it an excellent piece to understand strong emotional declarations and nuanced English expressions in a musical context. Its dynamic structure, from percussive beginnings to explosive choruses, offers a rich listening experience that enhances linguistic comprehension and cultural insight.

[English]

How do we fall in love

Harder than a bullet could hit ya?

How do we fall apart

Faster than a hair pin trigger?

Don't you say, don't you say it

Don't say, don't you say it

One breath, it'll just break it

So shut your mouth and

Shut your mouth, baby stand and deliver

Holy hands, make me a sinner

Like a river, like a river

Shut your mouth and run me like a

Choke this love 'til the veins start to shiver

One last breath, tears start to wither

Like a river, like a river

Shut your mouth and run me like a river

...

Tales of an endless heart

Cursed is the fool who's willing

Can't change the way we are

One kiss away from killing

Don't you say, don't you say it

Don't say, don't you say it

One breath, it'll just break it

So shut your mouth and

Shut your mouth, baby stand and deliver

Holy hands, make me a sinner

Like a river, like a river

Shut your mouth and run me like a

Choke this love 'til the veins start to shiver

One last breath, tears start to wither

Like a river, like a river

Shut your mouth and run me like a river

...

(Oh-oh-oh-oh)

(Oh-oh-oh-ohh)

(Oh-oh-oh-oh-ohh)

(Ooh-oh-oh-oh) like a river

Stand and deliver

Oh, make me sinner

Like a river

...

And run me like a

Choke this love 'til the veins start to shiver

One last breath, tears start to wither

Like a river, like a river

Shut your mouth and run me like a river

Like a, like a

(Ooh-ooh)

Shut your mouth and run me like a river

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fall /fɔːl/ B1	verb - to drop down from a higher place
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces
river /ˈrɪvər/ A2	noun - a large natural stream of water
shut /ʃʌt/ B1	verb - to close something
stand /stænd/ A2	verb - to be in an upright position
sinner /ˈsɪnər/ B2	noun - a person who commits a sin
choke /tʃoʊk/ B2	verb - to prevent someone from breathing
tears /tɪrz/ A2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid from the eyes
wither /ˈwɪðər/ B2	verb - to become dry and shriveled
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood
fool /fuːl/ B2	noun - a person who acts unwisely
killing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ B2	verb - the act of causing death

Key Grammar Structures

• How do we fall in love

  ➔ Interrogative form

  ➔ The phrase starts with 'How', indicating a question about the manner of falling in love.

• Don't you say, don't you say it

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The use of 'Don't' indicates a command or request not to say something.

• One breath, it'll just break it

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase 'it'll just break it' uses the future simple tense to predict an outcome.

• Like a river, like a river

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase uses 'like' to compare the intensity of emotions to a river.

• Choke this love 'til the veins start to shiver

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase 'til the veins start to shiver' indicates an ongoing action.

• Cursed is the fool who's willing

  ➔ Inversion for emphasis

  ➔ The structure 'Cursed is the fool' emphasizes the subject by placing it after the verb.

• Tears start to wither

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase 'Tears start to wither' uses the present simple tense to describe a general truth.