Hey now, little speedyhead,
The read on the speedometer says
You have to go to task in the city
Where people drown and people serve
Don't be shy. Your just dessert
Is only just light years to go
Me, my thoughts are flower strewn
Ocean storm, bayberry moon
I have got to leave to find my way
Watch the road and memorize
This life that pass before my eyes
Nothing is going my way
The ocean is the river's goal,
A need to leave the water knows
We're closer now than light years to go
I have got to find the river,
Bergamot and vetiver
Run through my head and fall away
Leave the road and memorize
This life that pass before my eyes
Nothing is going my way
There's no one left to take the lead,
But I tell you and you can see
We're closer now than light years to go
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
Fall into the ocean
The river to the ocean goes,
A fortune for the undertow
None of this is going my way
There is nothing left to throw
Of ginger, lemon, indigo,
Coriander stem and rows of hay
Strength and courage overrides
The privileged and weary eyes
Of river poet search naivete
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
All of this is coming your way
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Review about Find The River Haunting | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/3/2008
This song is and always will be my favourite. The haunting melody coupled with clever lyrics and harmony drive a river through the soul. It is not a sad song, but a song of hope in the same vein as Tynnyson writing the poem "Ulysses" talks about the loss of youth, but also says "made weak by time and fate, but strong in will, to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield."
So Find The River is about accepting the pitfalls of life and the certainty of a finale in death but to find the route that will carry you, with hope, to the end by a line of beauty and happiness.
Listen closely | Reviewer: Michael | 3/25/2008
It took me 5 years to realize this is one of my favorite songs, and it took me 15 total to figure out why: listen very closely to the absolutely haunting background harmonies Mike Mills is singing. R.E.M. is famous for using his voice like an instrument, but it is so intricate and, well, haunting, the notes he sings almost in counterpoint to Michael. It's so well-integrated you never think about it, until you do. It's genius.
Amazing | Reviewer: Sgcray | 12/2/2007
This just became my favourite REM song!! Its incredible the way it just picks up. And the lyrics are amazing too. Everyone just has to find the river of his life I guess. Thats what this song is about. The flow of one's life can only be decided after you ascertained the right river. Most dont care about finding the river but then you might wash on a shore that you never meant to me.
This is my favorite song ever. Michael Stipe's voice combined with the instrumentation and the subtle and poetic lyrics creates an absolutely gorgeous song. I love you, R.E.M.
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