The river swallows every sound
It's waters heavy with forgotten cries
I walk along its endless banks
Carrying names that will not fade

The current writes on broken stones
A script of sorrow etched in rain
Each step recalls what time denies
Each breath a debt I cannot pay

Beneath the storm the river speaks
A voice that binds
A voice that burns
The past returns in every tide
Its weight refuses to let go
How long can silence carry me home?

Shadows gather where waters meet
Faces drift within the waves
I reach for them, but only touch
The emptiness they leave behind

The river bends but never breaks
It mirrors grief and swallows truth
No dawn can wash these echoes clean
The water keeps what I release

Beneath the storm the river speaks
A voice that binds
A voice that burns
The past returns in every tide
Its weight refuses to let go
How long can silence carry me home?

Beneath the storm the river speaks
A voice that binds
A voice that burns
The past returns in every tide
Its weight refuses to let go
How long can silence carry me home?

How long can silence carry me home?