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Oh I beg you, can I follow?
Oh I ask you, why not always?
Be the ocean, where I unravel
Be my only, be the water where I'm wading.
You're my river running high,
Run deep, run wild.
I, I follow, I follow you
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark doom honey, I follow you
He a message, I'm the runner.
He the rebel, I'm the daughter waiting for you.
You're my river running high
Run deep, run wild.
I, I follow, I follow you,
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark doom honey, I follow you
You're my river running high,
Run deep, run wild.
I, I follow, I follow you,
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark doom honey, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you,
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark doom honey, I follow you
Oh I ask you, why not always?
Be the ocean, where I unravel
Be my only, be the water where I'm wading.
You're my river running high,
Run deep, run wild.
I, I follow, I follow you
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark doom honey, I follow you
He a message, I'm the runner.
He the rebel, I'm the daughter waiting for you.
You're my river running high
Run deep, run wild.
I, I follow, I follow you,
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark doom honey, I follow you
You're my river running high,
Run deep, run wild.
I, I follow, I follow you,
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark doom honey, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you,
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark doom honey, I follow you
Lyrics submitted by Gayborhood Gringo
Track duration: 04:40
"I Follow Rivers" as written by Rick Nowels, Lykke Li Timotej Zachrisson, Bj�rn Daniel Arne Yttling
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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She wants and loves him too bad,so he owns her soul: she's begging to follow him anywhere he goes just to get his love.
He isn't interested in her at all, he wants to run away for freedom,but she cares too much and is still there.
A beautiful,touching song.
She wants him to also be the ocean, to be part of her world so she can deal with pain and tragedy by holding onto him. Looking at the ocean at the end of the video symbolizes her looking with fear at what is to come, while holding on to her lover to stay strong.
The lover is apprehensive about letting her follow. Likely for several reasons. He does not want to rely on her (or possibly anyone else) to survive. He wants to be self-sufficient. He probably also is not sure about committing to the relationship, even if he loved her deeply before (and was possibly left hurt/scarred) .
In the end, in the music video, he gives in to her, allowing himself to be comforted by her again, to let her be comforted by him. She is drinking his tears, symbolizing she is trying to soak up his pain to strengthen their bond. When they then kiss deeply, she becomes calm, as she has come to use sex partly as a way to keep men close to her. She has the sense of ownership over him, again.
Although going on from what Lykke has said about the song, it's almost like he's running because he doesn't want her to get involved with him, because he's not good for her and he knows it. But in the end, he breaks down and gives into her because secretly, he craves her too. He wants her too much, and his want/animalistic need for her overrides all logical thought that he's bad for her. If that makes any sense at all. That's just my two cents.
I also love the part where she says "deep sea baby". It just makes me think of a really deep, personal connection between two people, or perhaps it's a metaphor for falling into the deep sea of lust/love, nearly impossible to get out of. Very intense. Actually "intense" is a good way to describe this song.