Throw it in the River

Throw it in the river
Who knows, it might surface downstream
Like falling autumn leaves
One of a shimmering billion dreams
A breath of wind, a speck of dust
Who knows, it may become part of us
Given fairly but rarely ever seen
Given freely, whenever, forever it seems, forever it seems

Is it history in the making?
Mystery of expectation
Blistering with implication
Or is it just the piss we're taking?
They say, if you pay, you get a better chance
They say if you're strange you give off more cans, less can'ts
More of the ises and less of the aren'ts
But is it all about the hits and what fits on the charts?
And what rips it apart

So what did you get in that multi-second grab?
A life changing event or was it merely drear and drab?
Did it raise a smile or did you just roll your eyes?
Did it make you hang for a while or did you just scroll on by?
Let it go, bye bye

We're the ranters in the park, the buskers and their art
The poets and the know-it-alls looking for a line
All the pied pipers and Noah's arks
Shining light into the dark spaces
Speaking sparks to touch the millions sleep-walking by
Five seconds please of your time, just five seconds of your time

Throw it in the river
The river of hearts and minds
Throw it in the river
Who knows, it might be a lifeline
Throw it in the river
Watch it flow and go away
We're not keepers, we're givers
We never had it anyway
And we've always had far too much to say
Throw it in the river, what do you say?