Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I cut through the corner store
Past the cracked red stoop
Same blue bike on the fence
Same screen door groove
Mrs. Bell on the porch
Says, “Baby, look at you”
And my chest goes quiet
Like it knows the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
Every step says stay
Every name comes back
Old maps in my feet
Pull me off the track
I can hear the river
Under all that green
Like it saved a place
Just for me
[Chorus]
Take me home, take me home
I’m still yours, I’m still yours
By the river, by the river
Let my heart breathe once more
Take me home, take me home
Where the hurt gets small
In your arms, in your arms
I remember who I am
[Verse 2]
There’s the fence we climbed
There’s the elm tree scar
There’s the bend in the woods
Where the soft paths are
Footfalls in the leaves
Like a gentle drum
I was lost for a while
But I’m coming undone
[Pre-Chorus]
Every step says stay
Every name comes back
Old maps in my feet
Pull me off the track
I can hear the river
Under all that green
Like it saved a place
Just for me
[Chorus]
Take me home, take me home
I’m still yours, I’m still yours
By the river, by the river
Let my heart breathe once more
Take me home, take me home
Where the hurt gets small
In your arms, in your arms
I remember who I am
[Bridge]
Let the water carry
What I cannot hold
Let the dark trees teach me
How to bend, not fold
If I’m tired, if I’m shaken
I can lean on this ground
All the love I buried
Is rising now
[Final Chorus]
Take me home, take me home
I’m still yours, I’m still yours
By the river, by the river
Let my heart breathe once more
Take me home, take me home
Where the hurt gets small
In your arms, in your arms
I remember who I am
Take me home, take me home
I’m still yours, I’m still yours
By the river, by the river
I can hear my own soul
Take me home, take me home
I was never alone
In your arms, in your arms
I am finally home
Details
GeneratedJun 27, 2026
Duration4:18
LanguageEnglish
Style
Pop-folk with a buoyant mid-tempo pulse and gentle syncopation; verse rides fingerpicked guitar and soft percussion, pre-chorus opens into rising harmony stacks, chorus swells with 3-4 part female vocals and wide pads. Lead vocal stays close-mic and tender, with doubled lines and airy ad-libs. Ear candy: creek-like shimmer, reverse swells into choruses, hand percussion lifts. Bright, warm, and cinematic in the mix., harmony, soft, female vocals
Credits
Prompt by
Brigids_Hearth
Brigids_HearthModelAria v5.5
Prompt
An upbeat, compassionate, powerful song about going home. Walking your old neighborhood, sitting by the river, soft footfalls winding through nearby woods. Female vocals, 3-4 part harmony, swells
