So deep, so wide
I'm going down to the riverside
So calm, so still
If this won't heal me,
Then nothing will
I spent way too long going round and round
Like an out-of-control, broken merry-go-round
I'm tossing and turning, can't sleep at night
I need to put this right
By the riverside I'm laying down my life
Then I step into the
water, let it carry me away
Every breath I take from now on belongs to you
All the darkness in my life
I lay it down there by the riverside
Been so low for so long
Need to get back to where I belong
I've been run down, knocked out
I once had faith, now I'm full of doubt
I spent all these years going round and round
Reaching for the sky, ending up flat on the ground
I'm tossing and turning, can't sleep at night
I need to put this right
By the riverside I'm laying down my life
Then I step into the water, let it carry me away
Every breath I take from now on belongs to you
All the darkness in my life
I lay it down there by the riverside
River, river
Carry me on down
Let the washing of the water
Turn this life around
Holy river
Carry me on home
In these waters I can finally find
a place to call my own
By the riverside I'm laying down my life
Then I step into the water, let it carry me away
Every breath I take from now on belongs to you
All the darkness in my life
I lay it down there by the riverside
By the Riverside was written by Lars-Erik Dahle.
By the Riverside was produced by Lars-Erik Dahle.
Lars-Erik Dahle released By the Riverside on Wed Apr 17 2013.