James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
James Bay
English indie rocker James Bay released this song in 2014—the second single from his debut album Chaos and the Calm. The song had already gone platinum by the time full album came out.
Bay’s music career was taking off and he spent a lot of time away from home, touring. He felt anxious about being...
[Verse 1]
Tried to keep you close to me
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been
[Chorus]
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I-I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I-I
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
Hold back the river, hold back
[Interlude]
Hold oho, oho, oho
Oho, oho, oho, oho
[Bridge]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Hold back the river so I-I
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
Hold back the river, hold
[Outro]
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 was written by James Bay & Iain Archer.
Hold Back the River was produced by Jacquire King.
James Bay released Hold Back the River on Mon Nov 17 2014.
Yes! On March 30, 2015, James Bay interpreted the song live at C à vous.