The River – English Lyrics

• By: AURORA
• Album: The Gods We Can Touch

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

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

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.