No Tears In The River
David SweetLow
"NO TEARS IN THE RIVER" IS A POWERFUL BALLAD ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF DEALING WITH A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP. THE LYRICS DETAIL OBSERVATIONS OF THE OTHER PERSON'S BEHAVIOUR, INCLUDING THEIR TENDENCY TO HURT OTHERS AND THEMSELVES, AND THEIR INABILITY TO LET GO OF PAST MISTAKES. THE REPEATED REFRAIN OF "THERE'S NO TEARS IN THIS RIVER'S RUN DRY" SERVES AS A
"NO TEARS IN THE RIVER" IS A POWERFUL BALLAD ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF DEALING WITH A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP. THE LYRICS DETAIL OBSERVATIONS OF THE OTHER PERSON'S BEHAVIOUR, INCLUDING THEIR TENDENCY TO HURT OTHERS AND THEMSELVES, AND THEIR INABILITY TO LET GO OF PAST MISTAKES. THE REPEATED REFRAIN OF "THERE'S NO TEARS IN THIS RIVER'S RUN DRY" SERVES AS A METAPHOR FOR THE EMOTIONAL DISTANCE AND DETACHMENT THAT HAS GROWN BETWEEN THE TWO PEOPLE. THE LYRICS DEFINE THE ULTIMATE CHOICE TO MOVE ON AND FIND STRENGTH IN BEING ALONE, RATHER THAN CONTINUING TO BE DRAGGED DOWN BY THE TOXIC RELATIONSHIP. THIS SONG IS A STRONG STATEMENT OF SELF-EMPOWERMENT, AND A CALL TO ANYONE WHO IS STRUGGLING IN A SIMILAR SITUATION.