Patrick Watson - Here Comes The River Lyrics






The windows turned to fishbowls
The city to seas
The cars were drowning underneath your feet
The children were swimming from the top of the trees
Crowds of umbrellas were staring in misbelief
Well mary kept sewing
Holding on to her tv
Even if the water was rising past her knees

Here comes the river
Coming on strong
And you can't keep your head above these troubled waters

Here comes the river
Over the flames
Sometimes you got to burn to keep the storm away

Sometimes
Sometimes you got to just

Nobody told you that it was going to be this hard
Something's been building behind your eyes
You lost what you hold onto
You're losing control
There ain't any words in this world that are going to cure this pain
Sometimes it's going to fall down on your shoulders
But you're going to stand through it all

Here comes the river coming on strong
And you can't keep your head above these troubled waters

Here comes the river over the flames
Sometimes you got to burn to keep the storm away

Sometimes
Sometimes you got to just





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  1. G.... M....

    There is a reason I reached out to people and it ended up being an empty void that I float in. Welp I might as well become comfortable with this void.

  2. M.... M....

    I'm just praying for a bigger room in Portugal, a second date...a miracle! I'm expecting miracles!!!

  3. M.... H....

    C'est magnifique... Mon oreille est amoureuse de votre voix💖

  4. B.... G....

    Wonderful song from a wonderful album.

  5. M.... Z....

    A few days ago, we noticed our dog buddy being low-energy and lethargic; I thought she had eaten something she shouldn't have eaten, so we waited to see how she'd behave the next day. A day later, her conditioned worsened, and she was now unable to roll, jump on the bed, or walk up the stairs. We weren't able to get her into any vets since they were all booked.


    Yesterday, we awoke to the sounds of our dog buddy whimpering and clawing the rug, with her back legs unable to move. She couldn't walk, and she couldn't stand. She was immobilized. Having called several vets and informing them of our emergency, we were able to get her in and have her X-Ray'd in between other pets' appointments. They called us and let us know our dog buddy had a ruptured disc along her spine, for which we had the options of finding a surgeon to examine and treat her for at least USD $6,000, or we could give her IV, painkillers, steroids...etc in hopes that her condition would heal by itself. Unable to to afford the former, we opted on the latter.


    She didn't heal. Her condition worsened and she lost a lot of sense throughout her body, in addition to more motor functions. The vets informed us that even if she were fortunate enough to survive, or even if we had gone the surgery route at this point, that she would be living a life of pain and inability.


    Today, just a few days before Christmas, we went to see our buddy just one last time - still in agony and shaking with fear, but still happy to see us. I held her as every part of her body started to slowly weigh down. I whispered my final goodbye, and in just a few seconds, her head began sinking; her life evaporating from her body.


    I had never understood the attachment people had with their pets, and I've probably cried once or twice in the last decade. But today, I've realized that special connection I had, and whom she was to me and my husband, who originally adopted her from the rescue shelter before I met him. I guess we rarely ever realize just how special the connections we have really are - not until they're broken and gone.


    So I hope we can all embrace the good people, pets, and things in our lives, and treat every moment like it's the last...because it might well be.


    Also, I'm glad that I discovered this song on the same day I had to watch my dog die.

    M.... Z....

    Sending you heaps of love and hugs, I felt your connection to Buddy through your words <3

  6. G.... B....

    Perfect 😍

  7. D.... L....

    Great song, and video.

  8. J.... A....

    That song makes me cry, its precious

  9. A.... L....

    keren brow🖒😍🖒😍🖒😍🖒😍🖒🖒🖒😍👆😍👆

  10. F.... S....

    Belles images de Montréal 💙

  11. T.... ....

    The more often I hear it the better it gets

  12. D.... ....

    There is something in his melodies that brings tears to my eyes.
    Tears of comfort, sadness, joy, in short he knows how to touch me according to how I feel.

  13. g.... p....

    I dream of Montreal. Patrick Watson is a true artist.

  14. M.... M....

    Absolutely speechless with the Streliski Inscape's easter egg on the piano right at the beginning of the video

  15. G.... J....

    What? 77 people did not like this song? How is that possible?

  16. R.... ....

    So much chills, above all with the video...
    Love from France !

  17. M.... C....

    Listening to Patrick feels like listening to pure émotions! Thanks for that Mr. Watson.

  18. G.... V....

    Omg. I'm f* crying. This is amazing.

  19. L.... S....

    You don’t realize how meaningful it all is until you inadvertently cry at night

    L.... S....

    Lucas Salazar ❤️

  20. H.... H....

    That is totally beautiful ! Marvelous ,, it represents my emotions when tears are about to fall from my eyes although I don’t want them to .. when negative feelings are about to come and drown me ... greetings from Egypt ,, and Thank you !

  21. F.... ....

    This is my fight song. So beautiful.

  22. J.... R....

    This song has so much in it, one can write a book or a movie just around it...masterpiece

  23. M.... B....

    Esta piesa tan linda como puede tener tan pocas vistas
    .....

  24. e.... e....

    His music seems to emotionally touch everyone of us ! there are still things we can't explain in this world...and it's a good thing ! thank you Patrick Watson and see you in Paris next february.

  25. C.... V....

    Mon cher Patrick, Montréal t'adore!

  26. L.... S....

    A beautiful parable about love and global warming.

  27. P.... R....

    Jai compris il ne me reste que quelques heures a vivre alors on me fait vivre un conte mais je 'e rêverai plus jamais personne personne ne viendra me voir même pas toi c si triste

  28. P.... R....

    Victor krakovitch ou Che pas quoi te un dieu vous avez été bons répand ton savoir encore si merveilleux jtm on se voit tu mapprends encore a tous ma vie si beau si beau

  29. P.... R....

    Un ange jtm

  30. P.... R....

    Des mots.en dessous de ta porte.....

  31. l.... l....

    gorgeous...and montréal rocks too

  32. �.... J....

    Merci pour toute cette beauté, et pour cette profonde humanité... Ça touche droit au cœur. 💝

  33. �.... �....

    strike me deep into the heart. God damn im crying like a child. That vvas too much for me - couldnt stop it. Damn im missing my vvife.

  34. M.... ....

    I miss my wife Mitzi S. 🌹 Mike S.

  35. E.... H....

    Eu to apaixonada???

  36. L.... V....

    How I love the sound he makes ✨♥️✨ Thank you Patrick!

  37. l.... ....

    D'une grande beauté.

  38. l.... ....

    What a beautiful song! That must have been quite an experience for those in the video.

  39. B.... R....

    C'est très beau ! Merci ! 😘

  40. M.... V....

    You are Wonderful and your music is a miracle. Thank you!!

  41. P.... m....

    Very very nice Patric Watson.,...if that is your name, and hey, that's not Jesus @339

  42. A.... B....

    Oh, Montreal ...

  43. B.... T....

    Melodious flow of river full of gaiety and grandeur with life.

  44. J.... R....

    Gives me Tim Burton vibes for some reason.

    J.... R....

    he looks like Sweeney Todd, doesn't he ?

  45. A.... H....

    Pure poetry! Thanks Mr. Patrick Watson, you're a genius xxx

  46. L.... S....

    Patrick, I have been listening to your music for years now, and I know it has been hard for you, and I fully support you. I have always loved your music, and I always will!!!

  47. J.... H....

    Damn, that's just beautiful. Tears.

  48. J.... A....

    That was better than last time, this time I cried: for all the great artists out there that just need a little recognition 💙love this!! Recommendation worked for once!!

  49. M.... B....

    <3... peru

  50. S.... J....

    My personal favourite. Thank you Patrick 🌈

  51. C.... M....

    Oh, man. I thought that looked like Montreal.
    Absolutely wonderful; thank you for sharing your tunes with us.

  52. l.... ....

    I recognize so many things from my neighborhood in this video. A lot of it was shot in the Plateau Mont Royal and Lachine Canal, both in Montreal. It makes me really emotional and really grateful for living in this city <3

  53. P.... ....

    Magnifique. Thanks for this, inspirant and beautiful, like a light in a darkness.
    i hope i could come somewhere in europe and see you play this music.

  54. A.... B....

    Had the privilege to hear this song on the first time Patrick has perform it; it was during an intimate midnight concert in a cafe, since then Ive been haunted by this song... There is something that just resonate so much in myself, i cant name it, but to me this song calls a wave of serenity and peacefulness

  55. J.... H....

    Pure Art.

  56. G.... R....

    Love u❤️

  57. V.... S....

    White balance?

  58. R.... Q....

    Thank you ✨

  59. A.... Y....

    O Dios mío 🥺🥺🥺❤️

  60. H.... T....

    Wow❤️❤️

  61. B.... 2....

    We're with the POETRY loving bandⓒ시詩사랑
    https://band.us/band/58487176/post/7785

  62. K.... L....

    I feel like there’s this feeling you get that you only experience when you listen to certain songs.
    Your heart starts trembling ever so slightly, you feel tears welling up behind your eyes, your breathing gets just a little slower, and your emotions are so twisted. You’re a combination of inspired, depressed, hopeful, solemn, and calm.
    This song does it.

    K.... L....

    You are absolutely right! I sometimes find myself crying when I listen to his music, just because it is so incredibly beautiful.

    K.... L....

    So beautifully put. That's the best kind of music. Has the entire universe of emotions in it.

  63. t.... ....

    I can't stop listening to this. I just cannot. Past heartwrentching. Thank you for your music.
    I can't stop crying to this

  64. S.... R....

    This is real music and talent.

  65. S.... T....

    Montreal is beautifully shown here 💫

  66. j.... ....

    This might be his masterpiece

  67. S.... E....

    Oh my heart

  68. T.... J....

    Listen to this in Playback speed 0.75. So much more emotion! and Beauty! :D

  69. J.... R....

    Canción perfecta para mirar el cielo, la vida y el amor

  70. D.... ....

    요즘같이 추운날에 들으니 너무좋다🍂💚💚💚

  71. M.... B....

    beautiful

  72. s.... ....

    Heard it, bought a MP3 copy immediately.

  73. R.... B....

    I've never been so in love with music as when I've listened to this band. Love them dearly.

    R.... B....

    Raeanne Bartlett listen to their album “Adventures In Your Own Backyard” also their last one “Love Songs For Robots”

    R.... B....

    @jzoom45 I'm very familiar with both, but thank you!

  74. B.... J....

    Another masterpiece Patrick, thank you!

  75. A.... �....

    When i heard this song i imidiately bought the album..its such an amazing and emotional song..i loved it!!😍

  76. M.... E....

    Stunning song.

  77. C.... B....

    The first time I heard this song, I had my headphones on. I literally sat down on my staircase and got emotional. I rarely get emotional.

  78. N.... T....

    Montreal <3

  79. E.... M....

    You know the moment that there's a certain feeling that you feel then you hear a music that describes it.

  80. R.... M....

    This fills my soul. Thank you.

  81. s.... ....

    Unreal! On repeat!

  82. S.... O....

    💚🎸💚

  83. A.... R....

    Recomendwd by nirvana

  84. R.... S....

    This beautifully, yet poignantly captures a multitude of emotions we are all experiencing as we face enormous challenges...

  85. E.... F....

    Tré jolie!! Tré jolie!! Human is to be apart, unknown, truly different, and yet manage to be touched by this divine poetry. Art can be moving, in all its meanings.

  86. S.... G....

    What can I say ? This is perfect and hits me like a way I can not explain.

  87. A.... ....

    So good! Don't know why you don't have more recognition!

  88. N.... S....

    F#m, B, E, A
    Chorus: D, E, A then Bm

    I think

  89. A.... R....

    Beautiful song once again.....hearing it on repeat.....thanks Patrick Watson...

  90. M.... A....

    Perfect ❤

  91. A.... R....

    splendide, onirique, la grande classe quoi...
    comme d'hab...

  92. E.... A....

    Patrick is so talented. His music clearly shows he's in touch with his soul. So much love ❤

    E.... A....

    Well said. 💖

  93. C.... O....

    Cuándo vas a venir a Sudamérica?

  94. W.... 0....

    This video is too beautiful

  95. D.... �....

    My favourite song of the album.

  96. S.... P....

    Magnifique

  97. J.... C....

    Lovelly