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River
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Singer/Songwriter
River was released on April 1, 1994 by Black Wolf Records as a part of the album Stories
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AlbumStories
Release DateApril 1, 1994
LabelBlack Wolf Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM85

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Plissey
Paul Plissey
Songwriter

Lyrics

As Hollywood sleeps
A young man is dying
On the concrete of a sidewalk downtown
As his brother weeps
The sirens come calling
And the medics feed him lines on the ground
And they say he's too young to surrender
And they cry out and they call him by name
Their graffiti tells how he's remembered
Still the river runs on just the same
Run river run
The director speaks
Cameras are rolling
A boy steps between the backdrops and the lights
And he's stealing the scene
With the crew as his witness
The whole industry will judge him come Academy night
Now they say he's too young to surrender
And they cry out and they call him by name
Their graffiti tells how he's remembered
Still the river runs on just the same
Run river run
Now the tabloids will say what they want to
And the cameras will reenact his fall
His legacy speaks
But no one can hear it
'Cause his death has made critics of us all
His legacy speaks
In the canister rooms
In the archives of great studio halls
And there it will keep
Like a secret that's whispered
Between lovers and those who never knew him at all
And they say he's too young to surrender
And they cry out and they call him by name
Their graffiti tells how he's remembered
Still the river runs on just the same
Run river run
Written by: Paul Plissey
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