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(bright music) 00:02
♪ Hold your hands up to your chest ♪ 00:06
♪ And tell me what you find ♪ 00:10
♪ Out of you, a sparrow comes ♪ 00:16
♪ And sees without its eyes ♪ 00:20
♪ Don't forget who you are even though you are hurt ♪ 00:25
♪ You are caught in a wire and soon it will burst ♪ 00:30
♪ You can cry ♪ 00:37
♪ Drinking your eyes ♪ 00:41
♪ Do you miss the sadness when it's gone ♪ 00:46
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪ 00:51
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪ 00:55
♪ I'm a shadow, I am cold ♪ 00:59
♪ And now I seek for warmth ♪ 01:03
♪ Stitch your skin onto my skin ♪ 01:09
♪ And we won't be alone ♪ 01:13
♪ Don't forget who you are even though you're in need ♪ 01:18
♪ Like a bird in the night ♪ 01:23
♪ Your emotions deserves to be freed ♪ 01:25
♪ You can cry ♪ 01:30
♪ Drinking your eyes ♪ 01:34
♪ Do you miss the sadness when it's gone ♪ 01:39
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪ 01:43
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪ 01:49
♪ You can cry ♪ 01:52
♪ Drinking your eyes ♪ 01:55
♪ I don't miss the sadness when it's gone ♪ 02:00
♪ And the feeling of it makes me smile ♪ 02:04
♪ As I let the river run wild ♪ 02:09
♪ You can cry, you can cry, you can cry ♪ 02:12
♪ To where the ocean is bigger ♪ 02:17
♪ Become a part of the river ♪ 02:19
♪ You can cry, you can cry, you can cry ♪ 02:22
♪ Can you let the river run wild ♪ 02:29
♪ You can cry ♪ 02:32
♪ You can cry, you can cry ♪ 02:32
♪ Drinking your eyes ♪ 02:35
♪ Do you miss the sadness when it's gone ♪ 02:40
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪ 02:44
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪ 02:49
♪ You can cry ♪ 02:53
♪ Drinking your eyes ♪ 02:55
♪ To where the ocean is bigger ♪ 02:58
♪ I don't miss the sadness when it's gone ♪ 03:00
♪ And the feeling of it makes me smile ♪ 03:04
♪ As I let the river run wild ♪ 03:09
♪ You can cry ♪ 03:12
♪ Drinking your eyes ♪ 03:15
♪ Do you miss the sadness when it's gone ♪ 03:20
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪ 03:25
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪ 03:30

The River – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]
(bright music)
♪ Hold your hands up to your chest ♪
♪ And tell me what you find ♪
♪ Out of you, a sparrow comes ♪
♪ And sees without its eyes ♪
♪ Don't forget who you are even though you are hurt ♪
♪ You are caught in a wire and soon it will burst ♪
♪ You can cry ♪
♪ Drinking your eyes ♪
♪ Do you miss the sadness when it's gone ♪
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪
♪ I'm a shadow, I am cold ♪
♪ And now I seek for warmth ♪
♪ Stitch your skin onto my skin ♪
♪ And we won't be alone ♪
♪ Don't forget who you are even though you're in need ♪
♪ Like a bird in the night ♪
♪ Your emotions deserves to be freed ♪
♪ You can cry ♪
♪ Drinking your eyes ♪
♪ Do you miss the sadness when it's gone ♪
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪
♪ You can cry ♪
♪ Drinking your eyes ♪
♪ I don't miss the sadness when it's gone ♪
♪ And the feeling of it makes me smile ♪
♪ As I let the river run wild ♪
♪ You can cry, you can cry, you can cry ♪
♪ To where the ocean is bigger ♪
♪ Become a part of the river ♪
♪ You can cry, you can cry, you can cry ♪
♪ Can you let the river run wild ♪
♪ You can cry ♪
♪ You can cry, you can cry ♪
♪ Drinking your eyes ♪
♪ Do you miss the sadness when it's gone ♪
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪
♪ You can cry ♪
♪ Drinking your eyes ♪
♪ To where the ocean is bigger ♪
♪ I don't miss the sadness when it's gone ♪
♪ And the feeling of it makes me smile ♪
♪ As I let the river run wild ♪
♪ You can cry ♪
♪ Drinking your eyes ♪
♪ Do you miss the sadness when it's gone ♪
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪
♪ And you let the river run wild ♪

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

run

/rʌn/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move quickly on foot

wild

/waɪld/

A2
  • adjective
  • - untamed or uncontrolled

cry

/kraɪ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to shed tears, often due to emotion

sadness

/ˈsædnəs/

A2
  • noun
  • - a feeling of sorrow or unhappiness

river

/ˈrɪvər/

A1
  • noun
  • - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel

shadow

/ˈʃædoʊ/

A2
  • noun
  • - a dark area where light is blocked

cold

/koʊld/

A1
  • adjective
  • - low in temperature

warmth

/wɔrmθ/

A2
  • noun
  • - heat or a comfortable temperature

stitch

/stɪtʃ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to join or repair by sewing

alone

/əˈloʊn/

A1
  • adjective
  • - without others

free

/friː/

A1
  • adjective
  • - not confined or restricted

ocean

/ˈoʊʃən/

A1
  • noun
  • - a vast body of salt water

bigger

/ˈbɪɡər/

A1
  • adjective
  • - larger in size

sparrow

/ˈspæroʊ/

A2
  • noun
  • - a small bird with a short bill

burst

/bɜrst/

B1
  • verb
  • - to break or split suddenly

deserve

/dɪˈzɜrv/

B1
  • verb
  • - to be worthy of something

smile

/smaɪl/

A1
  • verb
  • - to have one's face curve upward, expressing pleasure

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Hold your hands up to your chest

    ➔ Imperative Mood

    ➔ The verb 'hold' is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or instruction.

  • And tell me what you find

    ➔ Present Simple in Imperative

    ➔ The verb 'tell' is in the present simple tense, used here in an imperative sense to request an action.

  • Don't forget who you are

    ➔ Negative Imperative

    ➔ The construction 'Don't forget' is a negative imperative, used to instruct someone not to do something.

  • You are caught in a wire

    ➔ Passive Voice

    ➔ The verb 'are caught' is in the passive voice, indicating that the subject is the recipient of the action.

  • And soon it will burst

    ➔ Future Simple

    ➔ The verb 'will burst' is in the future simple tense, used to describe an action that will happen in the future.

  • Do you miss the sadness when it's gone

    ➔ Present Simple Question

    ➔ The verb 'do miss' is in the present simple tense, forming a yes/no question.

  • I'm a shadow, I am cold

    ➔ Present Simple with 'be'

    ➔ The verb 'am' is a form of 'be' in the present simple tense, used to describe a current state.

  • And we won't be alone

    ➔ Future Simple with 'will not'

    ➔ The construction 'won't be' is a contraction of 'will not be', used to describe a future negative state.