Find the River by R.E.M.
Find the River by R.E.M.

Find the River

R.E.M. * Track #12 On Automatic for the People

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Find the River by R.E.M.

Release Date
Thu Oct 21 1993
Performed by
R.E.M.
Produced by
R.E.M. & Scott Litt
Writed by
Mike Mills & Peter Buck & Bill Berry & Michael Stipe
About

This song, generally speaking, is about nearness to death, represented here metaphorically as a river flowing towards the ocean. Death, like the flow of a river, is inevitable, but like riding a river, is a journey to be savored.

The narrator’s position in this song is that of someone saying goodb...

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Find the River Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hey now, little speedyhead
The read on the speed-meter says
You have to go to task in the city
Where people drown and people serve
Don't be shy, you're just dessert
Is only just light years to go

[Chorus 1]
Me, my thoughts are flower strewn
With ocean storm, bayberry moon
I have got to leave to find my way
Watch the road and memorize
This life that passed before my eyes
And nothing is going my way

[Verse 2]
The ocean is the river's goal
A need to leave the water knows
We're closer now than light years to go

[Chorus 2]
I have got to find the river
Bergamot and vetiver
Run through my head and fall away
Leave the road and memorize
This life that passed before my eyes
And nothing is going my way

[Verse 3]
There's no one left to take the lead
But I tell you and you can see
We're closer now than light years to go
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
Fall into the ocean

[Chorus 3]
The river to the ocean goes
A fortune for the undertow
None of this is going my way
There is nothing left to throw
Of Ginger, lemon, indigo
Coriander stem and rose of hay

Strength and courage overrides
The privileged and weary eyes
Of river poet search naiveté
Pick up here and chase the ride
The river empties to the tide
All of this is coming your way

Find the River Q&A

Who wrote Find the River's ?

Find the River was written by Mike Mills & Peter Buck & Bill Berry & Michael Stipe.

Who produced Find the River's ?

Find the River was produced by R.E.M. & Scott Litt.

When did R.E.M. release Find the River?

R.E.M. released Find the River on Thu Oct 21 1993.

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