I pray for many things

Not all of them are good

I know you'd understand

If you could only see

If only I had wings

I'd leave here if I could

But this moat's the only thing

That keeps the world away from me

And the water's too clear to hide

River run red

Keep me safe behind the stone

I have to rely on you

I've no shield of my own

Believe me, I've bled

Far too much for one lifetime

So river, if you hear me

Let no one cross the line

This story's just begun

It can't be over yet

So much still to look forward to

So much still to dread

I know not everything

Can turn out as I wish

But still, there must be compromise

Between perfect and this

The more I run for the door

The further away it gets

Pinch me, tell me I'm dreaming

'Cause I cannot reach the end

River run red

Keep me safe behind the stone

I have to rely on you

I've no shield of my own

Believe me, I've bled

Far too much for one lifetime

So river, if you hear me

Let no one cross the line

Believe me, I've bled

Far too much for one lifetime

So river, if you hear me

Let no one cross the line