Why do I hold back the raging flood? Hinder a force so unrelenting I’ve built a wall out of repressed emotions The river must flow I was grasping on until my hands were broken Walked so far that I can barely stand I got stuck too deep within distorted notions But now I know it's time to heal Break out from the grey Inhale and dive into the stream Carry on through the twists and turns Anywhere that it takes thee Let it wash you clear from all these clouds of vanity When the tears flow through the roots they bloom evergreen The barrier is breaking, it’s overdue For so long I’ve tried to constrain the current This depleted state must be renewed The river must flow I had craved so much but all was left unspoken Self-deceit and shame go hand in hand I was hanging on to keep this door unopened But now I know it’s time to yield The river must flow Constrain, control But the river must flow Break out from the grey Inhale and dive into the stream Carry on through the twists and turns Anywhere that it takes thee Let it wash you clear from all these clouds of vanity When the tears flow through the roots they bloom evergreen Why do I hold back the raging flood? Hinder a force so unrelenting I’ve built a wall out of repressed emotions The river must flow I was grasping on until my hands were broken Walked so far that I can barely stand I got stuck too deep within distorted notions But now I know it's time to heal Break out from the grey Inhale and dive into the stream Carry on through the twists and turns Anywhere that it takes thee Let it wash you clear from all these clouds of vanity When the tears flow through the roots they bloom evergreen The barrier is breaking, it’s overdue For so long I’ve tried to constrain the current This depleted state must be renewed The river must flow I had craved so much but all was left unspoken Self-deceit and shame go hand in hand I was hanging on to keep this door unopened But now I know it’s time to yield The river must flow Constrain, control But the river must flow Break out from the grey Inhale and dive into the stream Carry on through the twists and turns Anywhere that it takes thee Let it wash you clear from all these clouds of vanity When the tears flow through the roots they bloom evergreen