Originally submitted as part of NPR's Tiny Desk Series, "Run Riverrun" was written in the vein of old vaudeville and Duke Ellington Jazz. This song tells of disappointment with previous held beliefs and worships a new deity- Run Riverrun: A mysterious water spirit who ferries a river down to a new world
lyrics
Run Riverrun, drown me in starlight, drifting along here feels so right,
After a long and drawn out fight, drift on out of sight,
Run Riverrun, I’ve made my mind up, Ready to leave this masquerade,
Ready to leave this sad charade, We're making a change,
Heaven and Earth are filled with the emptiness you left all of us,
I don’t want the love of someone who broke all our hearts,
now I’m going down to the riverside,
Yes I’m going down,
Run Riverrun, bathe me in moonbeams, carry me as I float downstream,
Yesterday’s world seems out of reach, Like it was just a dream,
Run Riverrun, burn all my letters, All of the stacks of unpaid bills,
Then as a token of goodwill,
Send me drifting downhill,
All of my life I have followed the course you have laid,
with its twists and turns,
But now I am questioning all of the choices I've made,
and I'm going down to the riverside,
Yes I'm going down,
Run Riverrun, dry me in sunlight,
Just leave me here on the white hot sands,
Reborn again on strange new lands, Feel new strength in my hands,
Run Riverrun, running on empty, This is the only prayer I’ll say,
When I am done take me away, To a brand new day,
credits
from Run Riverrun (Single),
released May 22, 2020
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