I had learned to fear
I was taought to listen
But not to hear
From my mother's arms
I was cruelly torn
And they whipped my ass
On the day I was born
Little brother died
At the age of five
They said, "He lost his soul, he was not
Baptized"
But the river flows
And the heavens cry
And we'll all be drowned
In the river, In the river
In the river, In the river
I remember my sister
On her saddest day
When the boy she loved
Had been called away
Seems he gave his life
In a foreign land
Still my sister cries
She never understands
Now the world is hard
And the cowards lie
And the fool loves war
And the gentle die
But the river flows
And the heavens cry
And we'll all be drowned
In the river, In the river
In the river, In the river
Well, we built a dam
When the first rains fell
We built it high
And we built it well
But the waters rose
Like a beast from hell
Now my house is gone
And the town as well
So we gather here
For a silent prayer
For the lives we lost
And the love we shared
Still the river flows
And the heavens cry
And we'll all be found
In the river, In the river
In the river, In the river
When I was quite young I had learned to fear I was taought to listen But not to hear From my mother's arms I was cruelly torn And they whipped my ass On the day I was born Little brother died At the age of five They said, "He lost his soul, he was not Baptized" But the river flows And the heavens cry And we'll all be drowned In the river, In the river In the river, In the river I remember my sister On her saddest day When the boy she loved Had been called away Seems he gave his life In a foreign land Still my sister cries She never understands Now the world is hard And the cowards lie And the fool loves war And the gentle die But the river flows And the heavens cry And we'll all be drowned In the river, In the river In the river, In the river Well, we built a dam When the first rains fell We built it high And we built it well But the waters rose Like a beast from hell Now my house is gone And the town as well So we gather here For a silent prayer For the lives we lost And the love we shared Still the river flows And the heavens cry And we'll all be found In the river, In the river In the river, In the river Explain Request ×
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