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Hey now, little speedy head,
The read on the speed meter says
You have to go to task in the city
Where people drown and people serve
Don't be shy
Your just deserve
Is only just light years to go
Me, my thoughts are flower strewn
Ocean storm, bayberry moon
I have got to leave to find my way
Watch the road and memorize
This life that pass before my eyes
Nothing is going my way
The ocean is the river's goal,
A need to leave the water knows
We're closer now than light years to go
I have got to find the river,
Bergamot and Vetiver
Run through my head and fall away
Leave the road and memorize
This life that pass before my eyes
Nothing is going my way
There's no one left to take the lead,
But I tell you and you can see
We're closer now than light years to go
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
Fall into the ocean
The river to the ocean goes,
A fortune for the undertow
None of this is going my way
There is nothing left to throw
Of Ginger, lemon, indigo,
Coriander stem and rose of hay
Strength and courage overrides
The privileged and weary eyes
Of river poet search naivete
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
All of this is coming your way
The read on the speed meter says
You have to go to task in the city
Where people drown and people serve
Don't be shy
Your just deserve
Is only just light years to go
Me, my thoughts are flower strewn
Ocean storm, bayberry moon
I have got to leave to find my way
Watch the road and memorize
This life that pass before my eyes
Nothing is going my way
The ocean is the river's goal,
A need to leave the water knows
We're closer now than light years to go
I have got to find the river,
Bergamot and Vetiver
Run through my head and fall away
Leave the road and memorize
This life that pass before my eyes
Nothing is going my way
There's no one left to take the lead,
But I tell you and you can see
We're closer now than light years to go
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
Fall into the ocean
The river to the ocean goes,
A fortune for the undertow
None of this is going my way
There is nothing left to throw
Of Ginger, lemon, indigo,
Coriander stem and rose of hay
Strength and courage overrides
The privileged and weary eyes
Of river poet search naivete
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
All of this is coming your way
Lyrics submitted by shut, edited by JackD02025
Track duration: 03:50
"Find the River" as written by Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Michael Mills
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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I often think of my Grandmother who has passed when I hear this song. The lessons she taught me, the hope that she instilled in me. She knew near the end, that life, its much bigger than ones self, its how you impact others, how you love, so that you in an essence can live beyond the grave through the people that cared about you.
That's what I believe Find the River is about.
Just my view. What a band.
Try to see them live. Amazing.
There's no one left to take the lead,
but I tell you and you can see
we're closer now than light years to go.
This is obviously aimed at a sibling. The loss of family members, especially parents, pulls the members that are remaining together. 'No one left to take the lead' refers to the heads of the family passing away.
Michael Stipe once said this:
"Find the River to me has a lot of emotional baggage. It doesn't have that much to do with anything that would make sense to anyone else but me, particularly. I know the place I wrote it. I know the connections I had with it when I wrote it. I know connections that came afterwards, people that died. So yes, I can sing that song... but we've tried and tried to work it into some form which will translate live and for whatever reason we can't seem to play it. It's like a curse."
It has to be written about people who are very close to him.
Mine is that they are warning us not to get caught up in the rat race, don't be so keen to be a big corporate person who "just deserve is only light years away". It sounds like it happened to them and they now have to leave to find their way after being tangles up in big business.
Yo can really hear the regret in his voice as he sings about the life that past before his eyes.
All of the replies I've read seem plausible in certain ways. I always think that the line"Watch the road and memorize This life that pass before my eyes Nothing is going my way" is a way of stating that your true path will not be an easy one. There is no one left to hold your hand so keep focused, keep on the path you've chosen and you will rewarded for doing so. To me, this could mean a relationship, work, travel, health, etc. I feel like it can mean many different things.
All of the replies I've read seem plausible in certain ways. I always think that the line"Watch the road and memorize This life that pass before my eyes Nothing is going my way" is a way of stating that your true path will not be an easy one. There is no one left to hold your hand so keep focused, keep on the path you've chosen and you will rewarded for doing so. To me, this could mean a relationship, work, travel, health, etc. I feel like it can mean many different things.