Your soul is black
Your blood is cold
Your skin is rough
You have a heart of gold
Your face so dark
Feel clammy hair
Upon your flesh
Wet creatures everywhere
Gives me a shiver
Wild river
You stole my eyes
Never gave them back
You tried to kiss me
Set a shiver on my neck
Wild river
Wet golden shrine
You stole my mind
And tried to kill me
Sent a shiver down my spine
You hate the sun
But rain is nice
You love the snow
But you are afraid of ice
You’re dressed in mud
Unsafe to dive
I want your gold
But you, you want my life
You want my life
Wild river
You stole my eyes
Never gave them back
You tried to kiss me
Set a shiver on my neck
Wild river
Wet golden shrine
You stole my mind
And tried to kill me
Sent a shiver down my spine
You tried to drown me
Never mind to swim
And tried to eat me
Put a shiver on my skin
You tried to hold me
With million fins
And tried to heal me
Wash off my sins
Your kingdom come
We’re kneeling on the planks
All the trees bend over
On the banks gives me a shiver
Wild river
You stole my eyes
Never gave them back
You tried to kiss me
Set a shiver on my neck
Wild river
Wet golden shrine
You stole my mind
And tried to kill me
Sent a shiver down my spine
You tried to hold me
With million fins
And tried to eat me
Bite off my sins
You tried to drown me
Never mind to swim
And tried to kill me
Set a shiver on my skin
Till Lindemann about the song meaning:
Till: I was with a close friend, I was on a canoeing trip in southern Canada and we passing the border to Alaska and we canoeing down the Uconn last summer, it was an amazing experience. In the middle of nowhere, if something was happen there is no help their passing you, you’re going to die in seconds, it was kind of dangerous but kind of really, really exciting for me so I had to write about it. It was neat.
Q: That’s awesome do you do much canoeing or outdoor activities frequently?
Till: Once in a while, we have a lot of, where I grew up we have a lot of lakes and rivers and stuff so of course I go canoeing in the summer time but I’m not a frequent canoe guy, not at all.
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This album is brilliant. It ranges from ridiculous (Golden showers) to sublime (Yukon). How one’s head can contain such diametrically opposed concepts is anyone’s guess. Thank you guys for being funny and philosophical at the same time and thanks for not taking yourselves too seriously.
I could’ve sworn that it was “White river” instead of “Wild river…” oh well. Either way, this is one of the best songs on the album!
So did I! Agree that it’s one of the best on the album, right after ‘That’s My Heart’
This is only the first two verses. Where’s the rest of it? Here:
You hate the sun,
but rain is nice
You love the snow
but you are afraid of ice.
You’re dressed in mud
unsafe to dive
I want your gold
but you want my life
Wild river
you stole my eyes
never gave them back
you tried to kiss me
set a shiver on my neck
wild river
wet golden shrine
you stole my mind
and tried to kill me
Send a shiver down my spine
you tried to drown me
never mind to swim
and tried to eat me
put a shiver on my skin
you tried to hold me
with million fins
and tried to heal me
wash off my sins
your kingdom come
we’re kneeling on the planks
all the trees bend over
on the banks gives me a shiver
Wild river
you stole my eyes
never gave them back
you tried to kiss me
set a shiver on my neck
wild river
wet golden shrine
you stole my mind
and tried to kill me
Send a shiver down my spine
You tried to hold me
with million fins
You tried to eat me
bite off my my sins
You tried to drown me
Never mind to swim
you tried to kill me
Set a shiver on my skin
Thank you very much for your help