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Love took me down to the river to silence me 00:07
Love took me down to the river to silence me 00:09
Love took me down to the river to silence me 00:11
My love took me down to the river to silence me 00:15
And when he left, I could not speak 00:22
I lay on the ground, I tried to scream 00:30
But no sound did come out, I could only bleed, ooh 00:38
I waited for him 'til the frost did come 00:46
My skin, it turned blue and my body was numb 00:53
But my heart, it burned out 'til it was no more 01:01
Still I wait on the ground, I don't know what for 01:08
There, there is a heart in here 01:16
Where? Where is the heart in here? 01:24
This love's killing me, but I want it to 01:32
So long, you're gone, just like I always knew 01:40
But I'm still here waiting for you 01:46
Here waiting for you 01:55
My love took me down to the river to silence me 02:03
And when he left, I could not speak 02:10
What he said to me, I can never say 02:17
Because it's breaking my heart 'til this very day 02:25
There, there is a heart in here 02:33
Where? Where is the heart in here? 02:41
This love's killing me, but I want it to 02:49
So long you're gone, just like I always knew 02:56
But I'm still here waiting for you 03:03
Here waiting for you 03:12
Down to the river to silence me 03:19
Love took me down to the river to silence me 03:21
Love took me down to the river to silence me 03:24
Love took me down to the river to silence me 03:26
Love took me down to the river to silence me 03:29
Love took me down to the river to silence me 03:31
Love took me down to the river to silence me 03:33
Love took me down to the river to silence me 03:36
Love took me down to the river to silence me 03:38
Love took me down to the river to silence me 03:40
Love took me down to the river to silence me 03:43
Love took me down to the river to silence me 03:46
Love took me down to the river to silence me 03:48
There, there is a heart in here 03:50
Where? Where is the heart in here? 03:58
This love's killing me, but I want it to 04:06
So long, you're gone, just like I always knew 04:13
But I'm still here waiting for you 04:20
Here waiting for you 04:29
Here waiting for you 04:36
Here waiting for you 04:43
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My Love Took Me Down To The River To Silence Me – English Lyrics

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Down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

My love took me down to the river to silence me

And when he left, I could not speak

I lay on the ground, I tried to scream

But no sound did come out, I could only bleed, ooh

I waited for him 'til the frost did come

My skin, it turned blue and my body was numb

But my heart, it burned out 'til it was no more

Still I wait on the ground, I don't know what for

There, there is a heart in here

Where? Where is the heart in here?

This love's killing me, but I want it to

So long, you're gone, just like I always knew

But I'm still here waiting for you

Here waiting for you

My love took me down to the river to silence me

And when he left, I could not speak

What he said to me, I can never say

Because it's breaking my heart 'til this very day

There, there is a heart in here

Where? Where is the heart in here?

This love's killing me, but I want it to

So long you're gone, just like I always knew

But I'm still here waiting for you

Here waiting for you

Down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

Love took me down to the river to silence me

There, there is a heart in here

Where? Where is the heart in here?

This love's killing me, but I want it to

So long, you're gone, just like I always knew

But I'm still here waiting for you

Here waiting for you

Here waiting for you

Here waiting for you

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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • noun
  • - an intense feeling of affection
  • verb
  • - to feel deep affection for someone

river

/ˈrɪvər/

A1
  • noun
  • - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.

silence

/ˈsaɪləns/

B1
  • noun
  • - complete absence of sound
  • verb
  • - to cause someone to be silent

speak

/spiːk/

A2
  • verb
  • - to say something

ground

/ɡraʊnd/

A1
  • noun
  • - the surface of the earth

scream

/skriːm/

B1
  • verb
  • - to utter a loud, piercing cry

sound

/saʊnd/

A1
  • noun
  • - vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear

bleed

/bliːd/

B1
  • verb
  • - to lose blood

frost

/frɒst/

B2
  • noun
  • - a deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces when the temperature falls below freezing

skin

/skɪn/

A1
  • noun
  • - the outer protective layer of the body

blue

/bluː/

A1
  • adjective
  • - of a colour intermediate between green and violet; having the colour of a clear unclouded sky at noon

body

/ˈbɒdi/

A1
  • noun
  • - the physical structure of a person or animal

numb

/nʌm/

B2
  • adjective
  • - deprived of feeling or responsiveness

heart

/hɑːrt/

A1
  • noun
  • - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.

killing

/ˈkɪlɪŋ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).

gone

/ɡɔːn/

A2
  • adjective
  • - no longer present; departed.

waiting

/ˈweɪtɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.

breaking

/ˈbreɪkɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Key Grammar Structures

  • My love took me down to the river to silence me

    ➔ Simple past tense with 'took' as the past form of 'take'

    ➔ 'Took' is the past tense of 'take', indicating an action completed in the past.

  • Love took me down to the river to silence me

    ➔ Infinitive phrase 'to silence me' showing purpose or result

    ➔ The phrase 'to silence me' explains the purpose of being taken to the river.

  • And when he left, I could not speak

    ➔ Past simple tense with 'could not' expressing inability in the past

    ➔ 'Could not' indicates inability to do something in the past.

  • I lay on the ground, I tried to scream

    ➔ Past simple tense with 'tried' and 'lay' as past actions

    ➔ 'Tried' is the past of 'try', indicating an attempt, while 'lay' is the past of 'lie' in the sense of resting or reclined position.

  • Still I wait on the ground, I don't know what for

    ➔ Use of 'don't know' (present simple negation) to express lack of knowledge

    ➔ 'Don't know' is the negative form of 'know', indicating a lack of knowledge about something.

  • There, there is a heart in here

    ➔ Existential 'there is' construction to introduce the presence of something

    ➔ The phrase 'There is' is used to indicate that something exists or is present.