When i speak the words i repeat
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Are lost within this roaring
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And when i call your eyes turn to me
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But what are they exploring ?
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Hidden shapes that pass fast away
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Apon the waters streaming
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And what i see i just cannot say
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There is no one to heed me
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I could say that i am sorry
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But what forgiveness lies before me ?
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In the river
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Those who know me know all too well
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All my sins and failings
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But brother dear, how could i tell ?
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The course that i was sailing
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In the flood, before my eyes
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I see the face that i despise
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In the river
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It's mine, it's mine
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Drifting far away
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I can see you'rte not very strong
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As the current sweeps you past me
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And i can see your head going down
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As helpless your cries find me
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"Help me! Save me! Lend me a hand!
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Pull me out! Pull me out!
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Save me! Save me! Give me your hand!
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Pull me out! Pull me out!"
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I would save you, give my life
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But it's already sacrificed
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To the river
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It's gone, it's gone
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Drifitng far away
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Mothers tell your children the truth
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Don't hide the fate that's waiting
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When you're born you start to drown
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There's no help, no safety
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First a gift of love is given
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Then the winds rise, the sails are riven
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On the river
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The River
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