Analysis Of The River By Jordan Feliz

The River is a song by Jordan Feliz, and it one of my favorite and most influential songs. I first heard it during a Nationals game as Daniel Murphy’s walk-up song. The lyrics are about going to a river to pray, repent, and become born again. As an atheist, I try to avoid being acquainted with religious ideas or opinions, as I believe that religion has become a sensitive issue in many cases nowadays. But after listening to the song a few times, I started to love it, and it soon had a great impact on myself. One specific example was when I was unable to create a thesis for a big paper, and I was drawing a blank for near an hour. When I was just about to give up, I started listening to the song, which helped me calm down and clear my head. I
came up with an incredible thesis and ended up getting an A on that paper. It is also a prime song to work out to, especially when someone feels like they’re about to give up. It has an encouraging tone to it that seems to force me to go the extra mile. I personally think that it reminds me of my grandfather, and how he would be proud of my hard work. It feels like I’m not improving for myself, but for others to see me in a different light. While some of my songs that I enjoy are fun to work out to, no song comes close to as encouraging as The River does. It is the song that I listen to when I feel weak or self-conscious, and helps me get myself together.