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Edit Lyrics Give me a momentGot to get this weight up off my chestDon't feed me sorrowPain is a poison I digestFind yourself another soul to holdYou think, you thought, I knowOff upon my journey I must goTo where the river flowsI'll give you answersTo the questions you have yet to askSilence is beautyWords they only complicate the taskMake no more wishesAll of my patience has been spentGods of the seasonLead me to my next incident New! Log in to start a snippet Song Info Submitted by demau Senae On Apr 16, 2001 More Collective Soul The World I Know December Shine Run Heavy Give me a moment Got to get this weight up off my chest Don't feed me sorrow Pain is a poison I digest Find yourself another soul to hold You think, you thought, I know Off upon my journey I must go To where the river flows I'll give you answers To the questions you have yet to ask Silence is beauty Words they only complicate the task Make no more wishes All of my patience has been spent Gods of the season Lead me to my next incident Correcting wrong lyrics Fixing missing lines Removing extra lines Updating to official version Switching between clean/explicit (official) Fixing line breaks or spacing Correcting stanza/section order Removing unofficial annotations or brackets Correcting punctuation or capitalization Fixing spelling/typo errors Removing non-lyric content Standardizing formatting Other (explain below) Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks! These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators. You must be logged in to edit lyrics. Unable to save lyrics. Please try again. Lyrics cannot contain links. Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours. Edit Cancel Editing Tips Keep it true to the song

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View Profile Dismiss by MyDogHasFleas 20y ago

This song is not about a relationship, at least to me. It's about a personal journey. It's speaking to someone, or more likely to some part of your own self, and saying, "Find yourself another soul to hold -- Off upon my journey I must go -- to where the River Flows." In other words... you don't get to hang onto me any more... I am going and finding out what I am all about.

"The River" is the river of life, of inspiration, of truth. This song is about getting to that pure, simple, just being and living, not getting hung up in sorrow and pain.

This song is not about a relationship, at least to me. It's about a personal journey. It's speaking to someone, or more likely to some part of your own self, and saying, "Find yourself another soul to hold -- Off upon my journey I must go -- to where the River Flows." In other words... you don't get to hang onto me any more... I am going and finding out what I am all about. "The River" is the river of life, of inspiration, of truth. This song is about getting to that pure, simple, just being and living, not getting hung up in sorrow and pain. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +3 Users: Reply · 0 Share by creedspazz 24y ago

i love the chorus to this song. i don't think there has been a collective soul song that i don't like... they rock! this one is really good live. :)

i love the chorus to this song. i don't think there has been a collective soul song that i don't like... they rock! this one is really good live. :) Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +2 Users: Reply · 0 Share by secure5150 24y ago

from just reading the lyrics briefly what I get out of it is some girlfriend who doesn't want to let go after a breakup and he wants it to be over. "Find yourself another soul to hold."

from just reading the lyrics briefly what I get out of it is some girlfriend who doesn't want to let go after a breakup and he wants it to be over. "Find yourself another soul to hold." Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 0 Share by dippymuzik 20y ago

Awesome Riff. Simply amaing. and very addictive.

Lines like "Words they only complicate the task", "I'll give you answers To the questions you have yet to ask", "pain is a poison i digest" etc are so good,. in context and alone. The song talks about a bitter person, after maybe a break up or disillusionment.

Its just too good.

Awesome Riff. Simply amaing. and very addictive. Lines like "Words they only complicate the task", "I'll give you answers To the questions you have yet to ask", "pain is a poison i digest" etc are so good,. in context and alone. The song talks about a bitter person, after maybe a break up or disillusionment. Its just too good. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 0 Share by Masteroo 19y ago

This song describes how I feel in my opinion. Someone who is being stressed out with life/law and needs to run away from everything and see the beauty in this world and has a personal journey that they feel needs to be fulfilled "To where the river flows", but family/friends are trying to keep them from going on this journey and you try to explain why you feel the way you do. "I'll give you answers, to the questions you have yet to ask" but they dont understand... So you would just wish they would just let you go in peace "Silence is beauty; Words they only complicate the task". You wish they would find someone else to hold onto and keep you from going on this journey. "Find yourself another soul to hold". "Off upon my journey I must go" SOON!

This song describes how I feel in my opinion. Someone who is being stressed out with life/law and needs to run away from everything and see the beauty in this world and has a personal journey that they feel needs to be fulfilled "To where the river flows", but family/friends are trying to keep them from going on this journey and you try to explain why you feel the way you do. "I'll give you answers, to the questions you have yet to ask" but they dont understand... So you would just wish they would just let you go in peace "Silence is beauty; Words they only complicate the task". You wish they would find someone else to hold onto and keep you from going on this journey. "Find yourself another soul to hold". "Off upon my journey I must go" SOON! Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 0 Share by GotMeNow 21y ago

'Gods of the season lead me to my next incident' is scary. Sounds like a serial killer. They REALLY should have put this one on the greatest hits.

'Gods of the season lead me to my next incident' is scary. Sounds like a serial killer. They REALLY should have put this one on the greatest hits. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by plush89 17y ago

songs about living life one day at a time and just seeing where it will take you

songs about living life one day at a time and just seeing where it will take you Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by brie10 16y ago

i think its just about someone who is upset about something, and is tired of people trying to talk to them about it. they just want to get through it on their own and wants everyone to leave them alone

i think its just about someone who is upset about something, and is tired of people trying to talk to them about it. they just want to get through it on their own and wants everyone to leave them alone Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 1 Share by brie10 16y ago

the lines "Don't feed me sorrow" and "make no more wishes": -just remind me of things say to you when youre sad. people say "im sorry" "i wish i could do something..." etc.

the lines "Don't feed me sorrow" and "make no more wishes": -just remind me of things say to you when youre sad. people say "im sorry" "i wish i could do something..." etc.

also "You think, you thought, I know"

also "You think, you thought, I know"

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again people giving him advice "i think.. " and he says "i know" - hes sick of hearing it. wants to stop them before they start.

and finally "find yourself another soul to hold"

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again people giving him advice "i think.. " and he says "i know" - hes sick of hearing it. wants to stop them before they start.

and finally "find yourself another soul to hold"

he thinks the people who are trying to help him are really just doing it because it makes themselves feel better that they are helping. hes saying...

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he thinks the people who are trying to help him are really just doing it because it makes themselves feel better that they are helping. hes saying find someone else to help

Read more... the lines "Don't feed me sorrow" and "make no more wishes": -just remind me of things say to you when youre sad. people say "im sorry" "i wish i could do something..." etc. also "You think, you thought, I know" - again people giving him advice "i think.. " and he says "i know" - hes sick of hearing it. wants to stop them before they start. and finally "find yourself another soul to hold" - he thinks the people who are trying to help him are really just doing it because it makes themselves feel better that they are helping. hes saying find someone else to help Reason: Edit Cancel by Thia007 14y ago

"Words only complicate the task"-well they don't stick out as far as wisdom goes. But man that riff gets ya!

"Words only complicate the task"-well they don't stick out as far as wisdom goes. But man that riff gets ya! Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share by GenocidalGerbi 8y ago

To me, this song sounds like he's tired of people wishing him well because of his situation. I think he's tired of wishing it would get better and people telling him it would be. He just wants to live his life, whatever comes next. If there's more pain, screw it, just bring it on. It'll happen whether he wants it to or not, so might as well embrace it. If that's the case, I find it VERY relate-able.

To me, this song sounds like he's tired of people wishing him well because of his situation. I think he's tired of wishing it would get better and people telling him it would be. He just wants to live his life, whatever comes next. If there's more pain, screw it, just bring it on. It'll happen whether he wants it to or not, so might as well embrace it. If that's the case, I find it VERY relate-able. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 0 Users: Reply · 0 Share 12Next »

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