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The River Lyrics by Moving Boxes

The Things We Leave Behind

2024

I threw a rock in the river
I watched as it thrashed
Tossed around until its
Edges were rounded out
And it sunk to the bottom
Breathing water as it’s friend
It seems so easy just to breathe in

On my shoulder
My devil says I should give in
Let the river consume me
Fill my lungs and let the pain win
I spent the last year wishing I was dead
Don’t you think the water’s a poetic end?

Going nowhere
I’ll never amount to a thing
Like the last bird of a speciеs
To nobody I sing
When a tree falls with no witness
Does it makе a sound?
Will anybody hear me
When I’m in the ground?

I threw a rock in the river
All it did was sink
Pebbles shifted around
Motionless until the current
Turned it to ground
I tend to visit that place now

On my shoulder
My devil says I should give in
Let the river consume me
Fill my lungs and let the pain win
I spent the last year wishing I was dead
I only see the end

Going nowhere
I’ll never amount to a thing
Like the last bird of a species
To nobody I sing
When a tree falls with no witness
Does it make a sound?
Will I ever make a sound?
Will I ever make a sound?

Every single day
A routine on replay
A lens of only gray
Throw it all away
Every single day
A routine on replay
A lens of only gray
Throw it all away
Away
Away
Throw it all away
Throw it all

About “The River” by Moving Boxes

Read the complete lyrics to "The River" by Moving Boxes from the album "The Things We Leave Behind" in 2024. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock.

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"The River" is credited to Moving Boxes. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"The River" appears on "The Things We Leave Behind" in 2024.

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