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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alessia Cara
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Coleridge Tillman
Songwriter
Alessia Caracciolo
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sebastian Kole
Producer
Adrián Meléndez
Recording Engineer
Phil Tan
Mixing Engineer
Daniela Rivera
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Still got the flowers that you sent
And the note you wrote that said that we were meant to be forever
And I keep them all as evidence
In a drawer under the mirror filled with empty promises
[Verse 2]
I don't know why I keep letting you lie to me
Hard as I try, it seems I can't break away
I thought that you would be the hero, come and save the day
But you're a villain, your sins unforgiven
[PreChorus]
I'm going down and you have watched me drown
In a river of tears, lost beneath the stream
Under the waves I've found the strength to say
The river of tears has washed me clean
[Chorus]
Go ahead and wish me well
I'll cry a wishing well
I'll fly before I fail
I'll set sail and drift away
So I won't need you here
Love sinks and hope floats
In a river of tears
In a river of tears
[Verse 3]
I catch your scent in every wind
And I recall the love we had
I can't pretend that I don't miss you
Every now and then
But the hurt is for the better
Moving on, it's now or never
[Verse 4]
Lost in the tide, I can't keep my pillows dry
Like there's a sea in my eyes
I realize that sometimes love brings you flowers
Then it builds you coffins
And far too often we end up falling to our demise
[PreChorus]
I'm going down and you have watched me drown
In a river of tears, lost beneath the stream
Under the waves I've found the strength to say
The river of tears has washed me clean
[Chorus]
Go ahead and wish me well
I'll cry a wishing well
I'll fly before I fail
I'll set sail and drift away
So I won't need you here
Love sinks and hope floats
In a river of tears
In a river of tears
[Bridge]
Cry me a river, build myself a bridge
I'm over this, can't let memories become the death of me
I got to see everything that you are
And I believe that you are everything I needed
But I don't need no more
[PreChorus]
I'm going down and you have watched me drown
In a river of tears, lost beneath the stream
Under the waves I've found the strength to say
The river of tears has washed me clean
[Chorus]
Go ahead and wish me well
I'll cry a wishing well
I'll fly before I fail
I'll set sail and drift away
So I won't need you here
Love sinks and hope floats
In a river of tears
In a river of tears
Written by: Alessia Cara, Coleridge Tillman