Ghost River

Album: Imaginaerum (2011)
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  • It's a long road down the river deep 'n wild
    Every twist and turn a wonder-dale
    It's a scary ride we'd give anything to take
    Let yourself bleed
    Leave a footprint on every island you see

    Hey you, child of rape, the riverbed awaits
    Snow white, pitch-black, your life such strife
    Heavenward, deep down, I'll show you such sights
    Believe it, we live as we dream, scream

    He will go down he will drown drown, deeper down
    The river wild will take your only child
    He will go down he will drown drown deeper down
    The mills grind slow in a riverbed ghost town

    He will go down he will drown drown, deeper down
    The river wild will take your only child
    He will go down he will drown drown deeper down
    The mills grind slow in a riverbed ghost town

    He will go down he will drown drown, deeper down
    If you want me, then do come across

    What is it you dream of, child of mine?
    The magic ride, the mermaid cove?
    Never met a kinder heart than yours
    Let it bleed
    Leave a footprint on every island you see

    I am the painted faces, the toxic kiss
    Sowing of doubt, troll beneath the bridge
    Come across
    Death by a thousand cuts
    Believe it, we live as we dream, scream

    He will go down he will drown drown, deeper down
    The river wild will take your only child
    He will go down he will drown drown deeper down
    The mills grind slow in a riverbed ghost town

    He will go down he will drown drown, deeper down
    The river wild will take your only child
    He will go down he will drown drown deeper down
    The mills grind slow in a riverbed ghost town

    He will go down he will drown drown, deeper down
    If you want me, do come across

    I am the desert-scape, the sand inside your hourglass
    I am the fear and abuse, the leper children
    Every eye sewn shut

    We will go down we will drown drown, deeper down
    The river wild will be our last ride
    We will go down we will drown drown, deeper down
    The mills grind slow in a riverbed ghost town

    Beautifully shy as you are
    Never lose your heart
    And do come across Writer/s: ERNO VUORINEN, JUKKA NEVALAINEN, MARKO HIETALA, TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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