Rivers of Name

[Intro] Quiet river, listen to the stones of time Footsteps echo where the riverside begins [Verse 1] Born beneath a sky that remembers every name Faces fade and bloom, like stars in clay and flame I carry whispers of elders in my pulse and skin Names spoken over fires, where the stories start again [Pre-Chorus] Water reveals what the tongue seldom says Riddles of lineage in currents that bend and sway [Chorus] I am the river finding my own reflection Birth and breath braided in secret connection From roots to rivers, I rise, I learn to see Truth flowing through me, a name becoming me [Verse 2] Fangs of history gnawing softly at the dawn Chiseled lineage carved in every vein I own Through waves and whispers, I trace what was given A lineage of resilience, surviving and living [Pre-Chorus] Water reveals what the tongue seldom says Riddles of lineage in currents that bend and sway [Chorus] I am the river finding my own reflection Birth and breath braided in secret connection From roots to rivers, I rise, I learn to see Truth flowing through me, a name becoming me [Bridge] Birthmark of a lake, birth-song in the rain I unearth the word that holds my ancestors’ names In the ripple, I hear a future softly spoken I am becoming what I’ve always hoped to wake in [Chorus] I am the river finding my own reflection Birth and breath braided in secret connection From roots to rivers, I rise, I learn to see Truth flowing through me, a name becoming me [Outro] Let the water name me, let the river teach me how to be A circle completing, a dawn finally free