Lyrics

River - Eminem ft Ed Sheeran

This is an weird combination, but it's an amazingly weird one.

Can I just say that on the exact day it came out, (Friday the 15th) I got it? I'm proud.

This song's from Eminem's long awaited (well, for me) ninth studio album: Revival. 

It's about a failing relationship, where the guy cheats on the girlfriend, and the girlfriend finds out  and cheats on him as revenge, only to end up getting impregnated by the one she cheated with. Both guys then lose interest in her and she struggles with her pregnancy until finally getting an abortion. It talks about regret, anger, pain and suffering. This song speaks about issues happening out there and it really makes you think.

I love it. My favourites are this one (ft Ed Sheeran), Bad Husband (ft X Ambassadors) and Need Me (ft Pink). I urge you to check them out. Consider it an early Christmas present ......

The pic below is a screenshot from IG, Ed Sheeran's profile, of Eminem's album.

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I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water
Feel it washing over me
Oh, little one, I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
Truth in my lies right now are falling like the rain
So let the river run

He's coming home with his neck scratched, to catch flack
Sweat jackets and dress slacks, mismatch
On his breath's Jack is a sex addict
And she just wants to exact revenge and get back
It's a chess match, she's on his back like a jet pack
She's kept track of all his Internet chats
And guess who just happens to be moving on to the next?
Actually, just shit on my last chick and she has what my ex lacks
'Cause she loves danger, psychopath
And you don't f*ck with no man's girl, even I know that
But she's devised some plan to stab him in the back, knife in hand
Says the relationship's hanging by a strand
So she's been on the web lately
Says maybe she'll be my Gwen Stacy, to spite her man
And I know she's using me to try to play him
I don't care, "Hi Susanne", but I shoulda said “Bye Susanne”
After the first night, but tonight I am

I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water
Feel it washing over me
Oh, little one, I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
Truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
So let the river run

One-night stand, turned into night staying
He was calling so might scram, now we hug tight and
He found out, now she feels deserted and used
'Cause he left, so what? He did it first to her too
Now how am I supposed to tell this girl that we're through?
It's hard to find the words, I'm aloof, nervous, ensued
And witnessed you hurt, but what you deserve is the truth
Don't take it personal, I just can't say this in person to you
So I revert to the studio like hole in the wall diners
Don't have to be reserved in a booth
I just feel like the person who I'm turning into's
Irreversible, I preyed on you like it's church at the pew
And now that I got you I don't want you
Took advantage of my thirst to pursue
Why do I do this dirt that I do?
Get on my soapbox and preach, my sermon and speech
Detergent and bleach is burning the wound
'Cause now with her in the womb
We can't bring her in this world, shoulda knew
To use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit
F*ck!

I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water
Feel it washing over me
Oh, little one, I don't want to admit to something
If all it's gonna cause is pain
Truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
So let the river run

My name's (ooh)
My name's (ooh)
Denver (ooh)
River run
Call me (ooh)
Call me (ooh)
River (ooh)
We'll let the river run

Always the bridesmaid, never “The bride, hey!”
F*ck can I say?
If life was a highway
The seat was an enclave, I'd be swerving in five lanes
Speeds at a high rate, like I'm sliding on ice, maybe
That's why I may have came at you sideways
I can't keep my lies straight
What I made you terminate, my baby
This love triangle left us in a wreck, tangled
What else can I say? It was fun for a while
Bet I really woulda loved your smile
Didn't really wanna abort, but f*ck it
What's one more lie, to tell an unborn child?

I've been a liar, been a thief
Been a lover, been a cheat
All my sins need holy water
Feel it washing over me
Oh, little one (I'm sorry)
I don't want to admit to something (I f*cked up)
If all it's gonna cause is pain
The truth in my lies now are falling like the rain
So let the river run