Hold Back the River
Hold Back the River

James Bay - Hold Back the River Lyrics

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Hold Back the River Lyrics

Tried to keep you close to me
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
By saying that I should have been

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back

Once upon a different life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we crawl against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander?
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander?
Let us hold each other

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold back

Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river, so I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold

Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander?
Let us hold each other
Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander?
Let us hold each other

Writer(s): Iain Denis Archer, James Michael Bay
Copyright(s): Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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What is the Meaning of Hold Back the River?

I have listened to this song a dozen times. I love it and its bittersweet meaning. Hold back the river is referring to someone at there worst, about to cry. Its reffering to how we push people away when all in all, all we need is someone. James is telling the person to hold back their tears, because at that moment at the breaking point is when we really see who we really are. He is saying dont be afraid to cry because he is going to see who you really are, and look in your eyes and be there for you. No matter how lonely you get. "let us hold each other"

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