My Love Took Me Down To The River To Silence Me
Little Green Cars Lyrics


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There, there is a heart in here
Where, where is the heart in here
Down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me

My love took me down to the river to silence me
And when he left, I could not speak
I lay on the ground, I tried to scream
But no sound did come out, I could only bleed blue
I waited for him til the frost did come
My skin, it turned blue and my body was numb
But my heart, it burned out til there was no more
Still I wait on the ground, I don't know what for
There, there is a heart in me
Where, where is the heart in me

This love's killing me but I want it to
So long you're gone just like I always knew
But I'm still here waiting for you
Here, waiting for you

My love took me down to the river to silence me
And when he left, I could not speak
What he said to me, I can never say
Because it's breaking my heart til this very day
There, there is a heart in me
Where, where is the heart in me

This love's killing me but I want it to
So long you're gone just like I always knew
But I'm still here waiting for you
Here, waiting for you

Down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me
Love took me down to the river to silence me

There, there is a heart in me
Where, where is the heart in me

This love's killing me but I want it to
So long you're gone just like I always knew
But I'm still here waiting for you
Here, waiting for you




Here, waiting for you
Here, waiting for you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "My Love Took Me Down To The River To Silence Me" by Little Green Cars talk about the intense emotional pain caused by love. The song is about a woman who is deeply in love with someone, who took her to the river to silence her. The word "silence" here refers to the feeling of being numbed by the love that the singer feels for her lover. She is consumed by the emotion so much that she cannot express it. The line "Love took me down to the river to silence me" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the overwhelming nature of the love.


The song further describes the pain caused by this love. The woman tries to scream, but her voice is gone. She waits for her lover, and her heart burns out with the intensity of her feelings. The lyrics "this love's killing me but I want it to" suggest that the singer knows that this love is destroying her, but she is unable to do anything about it. She is waiting for her love to come back, even though she knows that he might never return.


Overall, the song portrays the complicated nature of love, the pain it can cause, and the longing it can leave us with.


Line by Line Meaning

There, there is a heart in here
I have a heart, a place where my emotions reside


Where, where is the heart in here
Despite having a heart, I cannot feel it because of the emotional pain I am experiencing


Down to the river to silence me
My love took me to the river to quiet my emotions and make me numb to the pain


Love took me down to the river to silence me
My love brought me to the river to help me forget my feelings and the hurt he caused me


My love took me down to the river to silence me
The one I love brought me to the river to stop me from feeling so much pain


And when he left, I could not speak
After he left, I was unable to express how much pain I was in


I lay on the ground, I tried to scream
I was so hurt that I was reduced to writhing on the ground and attempting to scream to relieve the agony


But no sound did come out, I could only bleed blue
No matter how hard I tried to scream, I couldn't put my pain into words, only tears instead


I waited for him til the frost did come
Even after he left, I still waited for him, holding onto the hope that he would return


My skin, it turned blue and my body was numb
I was so hurt that it started to show physically as the coldness spread throughout my body


But my heart, it burned out til there was no more
Despite being numb, my emotions were so painful that they burned out until there was nothing left


Still I wait on the ground, I don't know what for
I am still waiting on the ground, even though I don't know what I am waiting for


This love's killing me but I want it to
My love for him is causing me so much pain, but I still want to keep feeling it


So long you're gone just like I always knew
Even though he's gone, it was something that I was almost expecting


But I'm still here waiting for you Here, waiting for you
Despite the hurt, I am still here and waiting for him to come back


What he said to me, I can never say Because it's breaking my heart til this very day
I cannot even repeat the hurtful things he said because they continue to hurt me and break my heart




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@mrsmadtux

Unbelievably powerful and hauntingly beautiful song. Their harmonies send shivers down my spine and my heart aches a little to think of how much pain someone must have been in to write a song like this.

@AWhileHanlin

Such a powerful song about an abusive, dependant relationship. Her self cry for help; "there is a heart in here, where is the heart in here" shows how she wants to be strong and get away for herself but is so dependant on her abuser she finds it easier to be 'silenced' and waits for her abuser to come back.  very sad song and depicts the emotions of some types of domestic abuse very well. great to see meaningful, challenging songs are still being made among the majority of other dullness. 

@LucasSantana-ws8po

Weird, too me it was a music about a murder

@meganfox9744

@@LucasSantana-ws8po yes I thought so too the #metoo warrior's need this one for domestic violence. Huh

@cherrycola3653

Sounds like she is dead and her soul is waiting.

@supersidecar8901

@@LucasSantana-ws8po I know I'm late to the Party.
It's about much more than murder. It's about the pain of betrayal. Mental as well as Physical abuse. She was expecting romance. Instead, savagely Murdered. Although her body lay dead. Her love for him held on hoping for his return.
No matter how Abusive he was to her.

@bloodgout

@@meganfox9744murder often occurs in domestic violence

@lillysanchez9936

One of the most amazing bands I have seen live, her voice is honestly so much more beautiful and dynamic live.

@mamashuin

This song is so depressing.

Play it again..

@melissah.5319

I love dark songs. They make me happy. Find country death song by violent femmes.

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