James Bay - Hold Back The River ★

"Hold back the river, let me look in your eyesHold back the river so ICan stop for a minute and be by your sideHold back the river, hold back"

"Lonely water, lonely water, won't you let us wander?Let us hold each other" Background and Meaning James Bay - Hold Back The River

"" is a hit single by English singer-songwriter James Bay, released in 2014 as part of his album Chaos and the Calm . Key Lyrics "Hold back the river, let me look in

Bay explained that the "river" represents the rush of life and time. He wrote the song after a busy period of touring when he felt a desperate need to reconnect with his friends and family properly. The song focuses on the struggle to maintain

The song focuses on the struggle to maintain personal connections while life and a blossoming career move at an overwhelming pace.