A.M. Davis - Riverside / Passing Storm Lyrics

Down by the riverside
Movements are flowing
Down by the riverside
Feelings are growing
Down by the riverside
I hear it calling
Down by the riverside
To save me from falling

The wind and the water
The birds and the trees, all around me and speaking their language
The silence of solitude
The feeling of being so present and caught in this moment

Down by the riverside
Free as the breeze
Down by the riverside
Sleeping with ease
Down by the riverside
I hear it whisper
Down by the riverside
To save me from this year, and every year after

The wind and the water
The birds and the trees, all around me and speaking their language
The silence of solitude
The feeling of being so present and caught in this moment

Things often get worse before they get better
Before the sun shines, the sky cries, and the ground gets wetter
So open up your eyes, thus opening your mind
And realise that the real treasures in life
Are the ones you've yet to find
Not the ones borne of strife, but the ones that shall be your guiding light
Through these darkened times
Of blurred lines, unanswered questions and emotional landmines
Look deep within yourself
And maximise the potential of your mental health
A wealth you can ill-afford to lose

I have seen that light and I have lingered in the shade
Basked in brighter days and lived through areas grey
And so I say to you, the clouds will pass and only then
Will the warm embrace of the sun shine on you again
So while the storm rages, the wind changes and shows it's many faces
Embrace the rain, the pain it brings
And do not regret it
Keep it at a safe distance
But do not forget it

The restless tide is ever-changing
Flow like it's waters, rearranging the scattered pieces of your mind
In time
The glory of the sun will guide
And you
Renewed
Will become the river