Lyrics

(Verse 1)
I used to flow like a river, free and unbroken,
Life's currents shaping me, never once spoken,
But now I'm a skull, hollow and dry,
My story's been told, the pages all smoken,
The banks of my youth, where I used to frolic and play,
Now just a memory, like a distant display,
I've seen the high tides, felt the storm's pain,
Survived the droughts, like a soul in the flame,
Now I'm just bones, a monument to my name,
A silent witness to the river that's gone away.

(Chorus)
River now skull, skull now a tale,
Of a time when I was whole, not a piece of this pale,
I held secrets, whispered by the moon,
Now I'm just a relic, in a deserted dale.

(Verse 2)
Once I was deep, full of life and wonder,
Cradling the fish, the stones, and the thunder,
My banks were lush, a canvas for the willow,
Where lovers would lay, sharing whispers and plunder,
But the seasons changed, the rains never fell,
The riverbed cracked, like a heart that's been shattered to spell,
The river of time, it keeps moving on,
Leaves us behind, till we're just a con,
A skull in the sand, a skeleton song,
Where the river of life used to belong.

(Chorus)
River now skull, skull now a tomb,
For the river of joy, the river of doom,
I've seen the dawn, I've seen the night,
Now I'm just a reminder, of the fight.

(Verse 3)
The sunsets reflected, a fiery crown on my head,
The whispers of the water, where I once shed,
Tears of joy, tears of sorrow, a lifeline of red,
But now it's just me, a skull in this bed,
I hold the history of the world in my empty eye,
The battles fought, the moments that flew by,
The laughter that danced, the cries that did ring,
In this silent shell, a hollow king,
A river of life, now just a fading thing,
A skull in the dust, where the rivers used to sing.

(Bridge)
But even in death, I'm not just a shell,
I'm the story of life, a sacred dwell,
The river's spirit, it never does die,
It's in the air, it's in the sky, it's in the sigh,
Of the weeping willow, that still stands tall,
Telling my story, through whispers and the call,
Of the life that once was, and the life that's to come,
The cycle's never done, it's just on the run,
I am the river, I am the sum,
Of all the moments, of the journey that's never won.

(Chorus)
River now skull, skull now a lore,
A symbol of the cycle, forevermore,
The river of life, it does not cease,
In every drop, in every peace, it's released.

(Outro)
So let the wind blow, let the sand cover me,
Let the river of life flow into eternity,
I'm just a skull, but I'll always be,
A part of the river, a part of the sea,
The cycle continues, in every degree,
From a river to a skull, and back to a tree,
Life is a journey, wild and free,
The river now skull, will always be.