River
Leon Bridges * Track #10 On Coming Home
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River by Leon Bridges
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Leon BridgesProduced by
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Leon Bridges' song “River” is the tenth and final track to his 2015 album Coming Home.
In 2017, it was featured on the HBO show Big Little Lies. In the same year it was nominated for the Grammy award for Best Music Video.
In his songwriting, Bridges directly draws inspiration from the song “Take M...
River Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Been travelling these wide roads
For so long
My heart's been far from you
Ten thousand miles gone
[Refrain]
Oh, I wanna come near and give
Every part of me
But there's blood on my hands
And my lips are unclean
[Verse 2]
In my darkness I remember
Momma's words reoccur to me
"Surrender to the good Lord
And he'll wipe your slate clean"
[Chorus]
Take me to your river
I wanna go
Oh, go, take me to your river
I wanna know
[Verse 3]
Dip me in your smooth water
As I go in
As a man with many crimes, come up for air
As my sins flow down the Jordan
[Refrain]
Oh, I wanna come near and give you
Every part of me
But there's blood on my hands
And my lips are unclean
[Chorus]
Take me to your river
I wanna go
Oh, go, take me to your river
I wanna know
[Bridge: Brittni Jessie, with Leon Bridges]
I wanna go, wanna go, wanna go
Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go
Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go (Hoo)
Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
Wanna go, wanna go, wanna go (Oh, yeah)
Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know (Hoo)
[Chorus]
Hoo, oh, take me to your river
I wanna go
Lord, oh, please let me know
Take me to your river
I wanna know
River Q&A
Who wrote River's ?
River was written by Chris Vivion & Joshua Block & Austin Jenkins & Leon Bridges.
Who produced River's ?
River was produced by Niles City Sound.
When did Leon Bridges release River?
Leon Bridges released River on Wed Apr 29 2015.
Has this song received any certifications?
Yes, “River” was certified Platinum by the RIAA on May 12, 2021.
What did Leon Bridges say about "River"?
“River” is just one of those songs that talks about salvation. It’s basically saying that this is the life that I have been living.
I have been living down the wide road, and the Bible uses the wide road as the road that is to destruction.
It’s basically the turning point, really just surrendering...