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River Cross

Pearl Jam

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River Cross

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I always thought I'd cross that riverThe other side, distant nowAs I got close, it turned and widenedHorizon now fading outDrifting off in the undertowCan't spot a figure on dry landAnd afterthoughts of safetyWhen in truth, none to be hadNone to be hadI used to tell time by my shadow'Til the thunderclouds, they took the stageThese days will end as do the light's raysAnother read of the same pageWide awake through this deepest nightStill waiting on the sunAs the hours seem to multiplyFind a star to soldier onLiving beneath a lion's pawKnowing nothing can be tamedCan be tamedI want this dream to last foreverA wish denied to lengthen our timeI wish this moment was never endingLet it be a lie that all futures dieWhile the government thrives on discontentAnd there's no such thing as clearProselytizing and profitizingAs our will all but disappearsFolded over, forced in a choke holdOutnumbered and held downAnd all these talk of raptureLook around at the promise nowHere and nowHere and nowCan't hold me downCan't hold me downWon't hold us downWon't hold us downLive it outLet it outGet it outShout it outWon't hold us downWon't hold us downShare the lightWon't hold us downShare the lightWon't hold us downShare the lightWon't hold us downShare the lightWon't hold us downShare the lightWon't hold us downShare the lightWon't hold us downShare the lightWon't hold us downShare the lightWon't hold us downShare the lightWon't hold us downHold us down
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