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Verbow

River Wish

Release date: 24th June 1997

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"River Wish" is a track by Verbow, from the album Chronicles, released 24th June 1997. Full lyrics are available below.

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Verbow

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Lyrics

River Wish

[Verse 1]

Have you ever needed the river's wish to guide you away?

Well, follow down the stream

I watched the rolling tides over the squirming bodies inside

My head, you're so strange

[Chorus]

I know that I may be alone

You're not shy, and you're far from on my side

I know that I may be alone

In what I'm seeing

[Verse 2]

As the summer closes, I need the cleansing wash on my chalkish body, washing

[Chorus]

I know that I may be alone

And I felt that the river's been calling

I know that I may be alone

In the water, I see you

[Bridge]

Pacing the banks, I know this dream well

(And it's all I suffer)

The river's counting on my fall

(And it's all I suffer)

Blank wishes inundate the nightfall

(And it's all I'm suffering)

Maybe I'll pull away

I've come to know the stream

It'll be my last wish anyway, oh

[Break]

Ah...

[Chorus]

I know that I may be alone

And I felt that the river's been calling

I know that I may be alone

In what I'm seeing

In what I'm seeing

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Track details

From Chronicles

1997
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Album
Chronicles
Chronicles
Verbow
24th June 1997
Release year
1997
  1. —River Wish
  2. —Sugarcone
  3. —Down the Gun
  4. —Holiday
  5. —Execution of a Jester
  6. —Fan Club
  7. —Lethargy's Crown
  8. —Slumbering Blue
  9. —The Chronicles of Agent Kidd
  10. —The Distance Between Us
  11. —Man in Mile High

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