[Intro]
Whispers rise from the water, a sly invitation in the dark
Footsteps fade where the current hums, a spark in the human spark
[Verse 1]
I drew my lines on paper maps, a plan I wore like skin
But the river laughs in syllables I swear I can hear within
The promises I stitched tight unravel as the water bends
It knows a shortcut through my best-laid schemes, through every pretend
[Chorus]
Take me where your hidden mercy flows, where plans lose all their air
I surrender to your patient will, to the current’s quiet dare
You’re the rumor in the shoreline breeze, the bet I cannot win
River, you redraw my fate with every breath I breathe in
[Verse 2]
I polished my mask of control, a lantern in the night
Yet you pull the color from the dark and wash it into light
I offered reasons, I offered scope, I offered how to stay
But you speak in tides and turning wakes, and I drift anyway
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause every compass shakes when you whisper the truth:
The map is just a memory you redraw in youth
[Chorus]
Take me where your hidden mercy flows, where plans lose all their air
I surrender to your patient will, to the current’s quiet dare
You’re the rumor in the shoreline breeze, the bet I cannot win
River, you redraw my fate with every breath I breathe in
[Bridge]
No lighthouse can outrun your voice, no harbor can hold me tight
If I’m a syllable in your song, then I’m yours to say goodnight
[Chorus]
Take me where your hidden mercy flows, where plans lose all their air
I surrender to your patient will, to the current’s quiet dare
You’re the rumor in the shoreline breeze, the bet I cannot win
River, you redraw my fate with every breath I breathe in
[Outro]
Let the river decide my exit and my new begin, let the tides begin
I am only a traveler, drawn to your wide and wandering inn
