Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The River, the Woods, artist - Astronautalis. Date of issue: 12.09.2011
Song language: English
The River, the Woods |
| Where ever we go, we’ll never be lost |
| Some follow the compass rose, some follow the cross |
| Me, I follow roads compulsively, 'til sirens call me off |
| Then I wander, eyes closed, following songs |
| This rivers a hymnal, the leaves are applause |
| The trees sing in whispers, with the wind pulling their arms |
| Hold still, and listen, your hand on my heart |
| If you need them, these beacons will lead you back to the start |
| Yup |
| No axe has seen these woods since before your father stood |
| The path is beaten good from the feet of all who wandered through it |
| Old growth, holds hope, let the brambles scrape your skin |
| Scars are storybooks, the blood will wash away your sins |
| Now let that sun slip, then let that moon rise |
| Follow in no footsteps, listen for the true guides |
| Woods will play tricks upon pretty blue eyes |
| Is that glimmer the river, or your village finally brought back to life? |
| Follow me tonight, I’ll show you what’s it like |
| To be alive |
| I know it seems like we’re all lost, we see the secrets, we know the unknown |
| Know the unknown |
| Know the unknown |
| Keep close, hold my hand now, just be strong |
| We can follow this river right back to your home |
| Back to your home |
| Back to your home |
| At the palace in Versailles, 400 years before this |
| They are packing up supplies, preparing for a long trip |
| That they may not survive, but many of them know this |
| They would rather die, than to leave the question open |
| So this is why we try? |
| We bet it all on hopeless? |
| And swim against the tide 'til until our every bone is broken |
| A sinking ship is still a ship, no captain has spoke the obit |
| 'Til the crew is flew, crow’s nest slips silent beneath the ocean |
| We set sail without an anchor, we count upon that never stop |
| An anchor’s just a coffin nail, waiting for that hammer drop |
| It holds you by the ankles 'til it pulls you to the Acheron |
| Trade stable to be able to slip out from under devil’s thumb |
| Keep your acres, my home is where my hat is hung |
| Postcard-printed paper, and love notes from the lattice rungs |
| Blessed are the vagrant, the lonely are the static ones |
| It’s every drifter’s confirmation this world is just ravishing |
| I know it seems like we’re all lost, we can follow this river back home |
| River back home |
| River back home |
| I know it seems like we’re all lost, we see the secrets, we know the unknown |
| Know the unknown |
| Know the unknown |
| Keep close, hold my hand now, just be strong |
| We can follow this river right back to your home |
| Back to your home |
| Back to your home |
| I know it seems like we’re all lost, we see the secrets, we know the unknown |
| Know the unknown |
| Know the unknown |