River
Domenic Haynes Lyrics

Been traveling these wide roads for so long baby
I have been journeying along these vast pathways for a very long time, my dear

My hearts been far from you, ten thousand miles gone
My heart has been distant from you, as if I have traversed ten thousand miles away

Oh I want come near and give you every part of me
I yearn to be close to you and offer you all parts of my being

But there's blood on my hands, and my lips are unclean
However, I have committed sins that have tainted me, as evidenced by blood on my hands and uncleanness on my lips

In my darkness I remember, mamas words re occur to me
In my midst of despair, I recall my mother's wise utterances

Surrender to the good lord, and he'll wipe your slate clean
She advised me to submit myself to the Lord Almighty, and He will absolve me of my wrongdoings

Take me to your river I want to go, I want to go
Bring me to your river, I yearn to experience it firsthand, very much so

Take me to your river, I want to know
Lead me to where your river flows, so I can discover, I desire to learn

Dip me in your smooth waters I go in
Submerge me in your tranquil waters, I shall immerse myself

As a man with many crumbs, come up for air
I am like a person with many vices, struggling to make it up to the surface to breathe

As my sins flow down the Jordan
Just as the river Jordan represents cleansing and purification, let my wrongdoings be carried away by its current

Oh I want to come near and give you every part of me
Once again, I aspire to be close to you and offer you every piece of myself

But there's blood on my hands, and my lips are unclean
Nonetheless, I am still confronted with the blemishes of my sins that I bear in my bloodied hands and unclean mouth

Take me too your river I want to go
Take me to your cleansing river, for I truly want to find salvation

Take me to your river, I want to know
I crave to be led to where the river flows, so I can gain knowledge

I want to go
I want to embark on this journey

I want to know
I want to discover and learn

I want to go
Once more, I desire to undertake this excursion

I want to know
Again, I yearn to learn and discover

I want to go, want to go
I do not just want to go once, but repeatedly

I want to
I simply want to pursue this aspiration

Take me to your river, I want to go
Bring me to where the water flows, for I ardently want to be there

I want to, I want to go want to go want to go want to go want to go
Re-iteratedly, with urgency, I want to embark on this journey over and over

Take me to your river
Lead me to where your river runs

I want to know
I deeply desire to discover and comprehend