Lyrics Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge

Gently We Row

My soul crashed into my body

Falling into consciousness

That’s when my mind became this illusion

Taking it step after step

I looked into mother’s eyes

I said tell me what I should believe

She drew me a room with a light

Said just turn it off when you leave

Slow, slow, this river is slow

We’re all out here on our own

Row, row, gently we row

One day we'll find our way home

Step after step

They draw me a town

They draw me a fear avenue

They draw me a God

They draw me some money

Hiding the truth far from you

I asked the cool fire light

Tell me what I should believe

They gave a song and

they gave a dance

Said sleep now your

pain will relieved

Slow, slow this river is slow

We’re all out here on our own

Row, row, gently we row

One day we’ll find our way home

I stumbled across,

I begged to know why

I’ve been shamed

I’ve chosen to lie

All of this darkness,

I have searched for a light

To come and find you

And when I found me

I wrapped my arms

around my own daughter

She fell into her place and time

There is a mind, creates her illusion

I won’t complicate her with mine

She looked into her mother’s eyes

She said tell me

what I should believe

And I drew her a door,

and I drew her a key

And I said when you are ready,

you come and find me

And we walk out of here

Tomorrow will be a new day

Slow, slow this river is slow

You are never out here on your own

Row, row, gently we row

And together we’ll find our way home

Slow, slow this river is slow

Life is not what it seems

Row, row, gently we row

Truth is only a dream