All Roads to the River - Janis Ian

Janis Ian

Breaking the silence

All roads to the river

I am master and slave

I am sunlight and shadow

I am all roads to the river

I am lost, I am saved

I am beloved and betrayed

All roads to the river

And the river runs wide

The river runs deep

And I spit in the eye

Of safe company

When I dive right down

To the undertow

The deeper I drown

The higher I’ll go

I am whispering dreams

I am howling revolutions

All roads to the river

I am valentine sweet

I am every mother’s nightmare

All roads to the river

I dream of still waters

Silent and clear

But I run for the thunder

That’ll drown my fear