“Rivers Deep” is the debut single from American Idol 16 contestant Gabby Barrett. The song will become Barrett’s ‘coronation single’, should she be crowned the winner on Idol’s season finale, which is set to air on Monday, May 22nd, 2018.
[Chorus]
Don't worry, babe, when your heart is weak
Just lay your head, lay it down on me
Baby, what we got doesn't grow on trees
This kind of love runs rivers deep
Let the floods rise up, ain't got nothing on us
This kind of love runs rivers deep
Let the floods rise up, ain't got nothing on us
This kind of love runs rivers deep
This kind of love runs rivers deep
[Verse 1]
Tryna fight the voices, can't let 'em go
Tryna fight the poison, I'm drowning your soul
Give me all your pain, all your wicked pain
All the prayers are broken, you ran out of hope
I'm puttin' out the fire, burnin' your bones
So let the river flow
Oh, so let it rise up, rise up
Let the river rise up
[Chorus]
Don't worry, babe, when your heart is weak
Just lay your head, lay it down on me
Baby, what we got doesn't grow on trees
This kind of love runs rivers deep
Let the floods rise up, ain't got nothing on us
This kind of love runs rivers deep
Let the floods rise up, ain't got nothing on us
This kind of love runs rivers deep
This kind of love runs rivers deep
[Verse 2]
Oh, when the world is heavy, I'll carry the load
Ooh, baby, I'll protect ya wherever you go
We gon' be alright
Oh, so let it rise up, rise up
Let the river rise up
Rise up, rise up
Let the river rise up
[Chorus]
Don't worry, babe, when your heart is weak
Just lay your head, lay it down on me
Baby, what we got doesn't grow on trees
This kind of love runs rivers deep
Let the floods rise up, ain't got nothing on us
This kind of love runs rivers deep
Let the floods rise up, ain't got nothing on us
This kind of love runs rivers deep
This kind of love runs rivers deep
[Bridge]
(Hey!) Rise up, rise up, let the river rise up
Rise up, rise up, let the river rise up
Said, rise up, rise up, (Hey!) let the river rise up
Rise up, rise up, let the river rise up
[Chorus]
Don't worry, babe, when your heart is weak
(Rise up, rise up, let the river rise up)
Just lay your head, lay it down on me
(Rise up, rise up, let the river rise up)
Baby, what we got doesn't grow on trees
(Rise up, rise up, let the river rise up)
This kind of love runs rivers deep
So let the floods rise up, ain't got nothing on us
This kind of love runs rivers deep
Let the floods rise up, ain't got nothing on us
This kind of love runs rivers deep
This kind of love runs rivers deep
Rivers Deep was written by Andrew Goldstein & HARLOE & Ella Henderson & Emanuel Kiriakou & E. Kidd Bogart.
Rivers Deep was produced by Andrew Goldstein & Emanuel Kiriakou.
Gabby-barrett released Rivers Deep on Sat May 19 2018.
The record label showed me three songs and I went with that one vocally because it was my favorite. It was the biggest. There was a more country sounding one, but I didn’t go with it because it wasn’t as vocally big.”
Via Billboard