Down by the river by the boats
Where everybody goes to be alone
Where you wont see any rising sun
Down to the river we will run
This is the place you hide from the world. It's your place where you think, and where you survive the daily things (It's a place in your mind). It isn't a nice place, but you can't escape to anywhere else.
When by the water we drink to the dregs
Look at the stones on the river bed
I can tell from your eyes
You've never been by the riverside
You drink the dregs (The bad thoughts comes into your mind). The stones in the river are a symbol of all the mistakes you make (You aren't clean or straight). People don't understand your place, they don't see the things you feel inside. When you tell them about the "place" they look confused and don't understand that a place like that exist.
Down by the water the riverbed
Somebody calls you somebody says
Swim with the current and float away
Down by the river everyday
Somebody talks to you, but they can't get through to you. You swim in the river and you float away. (You float away from the positive things) Your "place" isn't just an escape anymore, it's the only place in existence.
"Oh my God I see how everything is torn in the river deep
And I don't know why I go the way"
You realize (or remember) how it used to be, and you don't understand why you can't go back to how it was.
"When that old river runs pass your eyes
To wash off the dirt on the riverside
Go to the water so very near
The river will be your eyes and ears"
The old river is your old thoughts (old life). You see it passes by and it cleans the river for a moment (Your thoughts turns good for a moment). But you listen and see the old life with a different view than you used to (Maybe a view that makes it look bad).
I walk to the borders on my own
To fall in the water just like a stone
Chilled to the marrow in them bones
Why do I go here all alone
You're alone with the thoughts. You fall deep and hard (Like a stone).
You feel relaxed (Maybe a try to kill yourself?). And at last you ask yourself, why you did it, when you know that there's another way. But you can't do it alone.
For me the song explains: the place I go when I get afraid or just feel empty inside (I'm labeled as depressed). People often don't understand my thoughts, or why I'm thinking about suicide almost everyday. (Even though I might not attempt again) - I don't let them be a part of that life, because most people don't understand why I get so nervous.
In a way I don't want to feel happy, because it frightens me. I feel a safety in the river, and I can't just let it go. So I feel that I can relate to this song.
Sorry for being so negative. It's such a lovely song. Agnes Obel is a great artist.
Down by the river by the boats Where everybody goes to be alone Where you wont see any rising sun Down to the river we will run
This is the place you hide from the world. It's your place where you think, and where you survive the daily things (It's a place in your mind). It isn't a nice place, but you can't escape to anywhere else.
When by the water we drink to the dregs Look at the stones on the river bed I can tell from your eyes You've never been by the riverside
You drink the dregs (The bad thoughts comes into your mind). The stones in the river are a symbol of all the mistakes you make (You aren't clean or straight). People don't understand your place, they don't see the things you feel inside. When you tell them about the "place" they look confused and don't understand that a place like that exist.
Down by the water the riverbed Somebody calls you somebody says Swim with the current and float away Down by the river everyday
Somebody talks to you, but they can't get through to you. You swim in the river and you float away. (You float away from the positive things) Your "place" isn't just an escape anymore, it's the only place in existence.
"Oh my God I see how everything is torn in the river deep And I don't know why I go the way"
You realize (or remember) how it used to be, and you don't understand why you can't go back to how it was.
"When that old river runs pass your eyes To wash off the dirt on the riverside Go to the water so very near The river will be your eyes and ears"
The old river is your old thoughts (old life). You see it passes by and it cleans the river for a moment (Your thoughts turns good for a moment). But you listen and see the old life with a different view than you used to (Maybe a view that makes it look bad).
I walk to the borders on my own To fall in the water just like a stone Chilled to the marrow in them bones Why do I go here all alone
You're alone with the thoughts. You fall deep and hard (Like a stone). You feel relaxed (Maybe a try to kill yourself?). And at last you ask yourself, why you did it, when you know that there's another way. But you can't do it alone.
For me the song explains: the place I go when I get afraid or just feel empty inside (I'm labeled as depressed). People often don't understand my thoughts, or why I'm thinking about suicide almost everyday. (Even though I might not attempt again) - I don't let them be a part of that life, because most people don't understand why I get so nervous.
In a way I don't want to feel happy, because it frightens me. I feel a safety in the river, and I can't just let it go. So I feel that I can relate to this song.
Sorry for being so negative. It's such a lovely song. Agnes Obel is a great artist.