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All Roads to the River Lyrics by Janis Ian

Breaking Silence

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[Verse 1]
I am master and slave
I am sunlight and shadow
I am all roads to the river
I am lost, I am saved
I am beloved and betrayed
All roads to the river
[Chorus]
And the river runs wide
The river runs deep
And I spit in the eye
Of safe company
When I dive right down
To the undertow
The deeper I drown
The higher I'll go
[Verse 2]
I am whispering dreams
I am howling revolutions
All roads to the river
I am valentine sweet
I am every mother's nightmare
All roads to the river
[Chorus]
The river runs wide
The river runs deep
I spit in the eye
Of safe company
Gonna dive right down
To the undertow
'Cause the deeper I drown
The higher I'll go
[Bridge]
I dream of still waters
Silent and clear
But I run for the thunder
That'll drown my fear
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
And the river runs wide
The river runs deep
And I spit in the eye
Of safe company
Gonna dive right down
To the undertow
'Cause the deeper I drown
The higher I'll go
Credits
Janis Ian

Janis Ian

About “All Roads to the River” by Janis Ian

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"All Roads to the River" appears on "Breaking Silence".

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