Bishop Briggs - Be Your Love (Lyric Video)

So, in an interview she explained that this song is about not backing down, in her words "tension and release. Staring someone down and not backing down.. Which when I hear it, that's what I feel. Raw emotion and just like "here I am, shut your mouth and do something or fuck off." "Shut your mouth, baby, stand and deliver." Which is why I love it. Actions > words.

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Bishop Briggs - Be Your Love (Lyric Video)

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I think that it's about knowing that your partner is about to tell you it's over so choosing to just not have that conversation and have sex instead. It's that desperate attempt to fix everything that's wrong by being physical.

It's like she digging her heels in and saying "No, I won't let it end!"

She's saying

"Don't you say it" over and over.

She says "One breath and it will just break it, so shut your mouth and run me like a river" ....

Then there is of course "Shut your mouth baby 'stand and deliver'" which again is her saying "Don't talk just, (errr,) take me."

I mean every word of the lyrics screams this to me but then, really, songs are about whatever we feel that they are about because the powerful thing about music is that it's so relatable, each song means something different to each of us, generally speaking.

In a larger sense, I feel it's also about refusing to accept the seemingly inevitable and fighting to keep/get what you want. In this instance, she's fighting to keep her lover from leaving but the message is transferable.

I think it might be about her relationship failing. Like maybe when she says "shut your mouth and run me like a river" it means let's see where this love journey goes, and all you people who said it was about s*x you just have a very dirty mind.

Once I heard this song, I thought it was about empowerment and not backing down. In other words, being bold, strong and confident. Of course there will be times when you feel like you are worthless, but Bishop Briggs wrote this song as a way to promote self-confidence to those that may need that sort of feel. I can't tell whether the lyrics were wrote as a way to be confident, strong, or emphasize feeling, but I do understand that this she wrote this and sang this with so many strong feelings, were she added emotion and creativity to her work. Speaking of which, earlier, I was reading something - an interview - were she explained in detail what the lyrics meant to her. "It could be interpreted any sort of way. As long as you understand what it means to love something and get what you want while preceeding to have justice and be rightous about it - being confident towards yourself, you'll understand from "River" point of view, is what I believe to be true." I believe that she came up with this in matter of agreement with what she liked, which, in fact, to her is 'nature'. She loved growing up in nature as a child, and I believe that this song is her way of bringing confidence to people who might feel the same way about someone, somebody, or is just really brave.

So, I believe that "River" was meant as a promotion soundtrack for believers, who feel that it's right to know where you stand on the battle filed.

Stone cold, out of sight

Too dark to trace the light

Don't leave me when I'm alone

Oh, and I'll be here when daylight's gone

I'mma be your love

When the fire burn, when the blessed turn