Gail Martin

Lyrics

RIVER music and lyrics Gail Martin

In the river of dream disembodied
In the river of dream limitless
Changelings fall apart, reassemble
Mysterious, open, unfixed
In the river of dream time suspended
In the river of dream off the chain
Rippling, running, four-legged like cheetah
Strong wings carry us off on the wind

Chorus
Cosmic waves, drops of rain, rushing rivers
We are streams spreading out into ponds
Melting glaciers, rivulets, storm fronts
Ocean, blood pumping, snow coming down

On the river of life upon waking
On the river of life we can drown
We are solid, heavy and so separate
Identity traps us and weighs us down
On the river of life chained by gravity
On the river of life feet of clay
We feel small, we are struggling and yearning
Two-faced world, we live then we die

Chorus

But if we are the river awakened
If we are the river unbound
Shaped by the contours of the moment
We crash as waves, eddy, waterfall down
If we are the river constantly changing
If we are the river, hands off the wheel
Not a boat or a leaf on the surface
Every atom belongs to the sea

Chorus (instrumental only)