Rivers

There has been a lot of talk of rivers this summer. I am continually brought back to the spiritual nature of them. How they carry so much meaning, so much understanding of what is good and right for me. So, when I heard this song today by Johnny Flynn & Laura Marling I had to post the lyrics on here. Oh, and you should just go ahead and watch the video I posted of them performing this song (scroll down silly!)

The Water by Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling. 

All that I have is a river
The river is always my home
Lord, take me away for I just cannot stay
Or I'll sink in my skin and my bones

The water sustains me without even trying
The water can't drown me, I'm done
With my dying

Please help me build a small boat
One that'll ride on the flow
Where the river runs deep, and the larger fish creep
I'm glad of what keeps me afloat

The water sustains me without even trying
The water can't drown me, I'm done
With my dying

Now deeper the water I sail
And faster the current I'm in
So wide is my river, the horizon a sliver
The artist has run out of paint

The water sustains me without even trying
The water can't drown me, I'm done
With my dying

Where the blue of the sea meets the sky
And the big yellow sun leads me home
I'm everywhere now, the way is a vow
To the wind of each breath by and by

The water sustains me without even trying
The water can't drown me, I'm done
With my dying