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The River Doesn't Care

from Stay With Me by N Jay Burr

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Thanks to Nick de Graff for this sentiment and turn of phrase, the song is about how mankind does evil things to this planet, it's not the river who cares, it's us who NEED to care. The river just flows...

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The River Doesn’t Care

We struggle, fight, with all our might
Nations they understand nothing
People, unequal, often quite feeble
Struggling to somehow feel something

Families split, unready to commit
Sit idle, dormant while they’re dreaming
Clean blue skies, while avoiding the lies, on
This planet we feel is worth keeping

The river doesn’t care, it just flows
Finding its path, always knows where to go
Humanity blind to what it is
The river doesn’t care, it just flows

These murky waters, I can’t see the bottom, perhaps
Rose coloured glasses may help
Mountains grow taller, people they holler
Their voices stifled to yelps

Snow keeps falling, tho these years less often, as
The sun’s burning brighter each day
Stars still shine on clear nights, while we’re
Wishing our fears fly away

The river doesn’t care, it just flows
Finding its path, always knows where to go
Humanity blind to what it is
The river doesn’t care, it just flows

Reservoir dries, under those clear blue skies
Need some clouds to help bring on the rain
People can’t change, so it’s time to arrange, and
Accept that we need to feel pain

‘Cos in pain we heal, stand to learn a great deal
‘Bout where we’ve gone right and we’ve gone wrong
The moral you ask? Don’t take me to task, ‘cos
The world as we know it is gone, but

The river doesn’t care, it just flows
Finding its path, always knows where to go
Humanity blind to what it is
The river doesn’t care, it just flows
The river doesn’t care, it just flows
The river doesn’t care, it just flows

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from Stay With Me, released September 28, 2020

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N Jay Burr Hamilton, Ontario

Stories unfold by a professional musician turned songwriter. I play a lot of instruments. In the Covid19 summer and winter of 2020 and 2021, I performed and recorded these songs for my 2 solo albums. I hope you enjoy.

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