Don’t Touch The Water

Verse 1  
If you don’t want a life that’s always shaking,  
don’t touch the water just to see the waves.  
Every little thought you start engaging  
turns to circles pulling you away.
One small worry, one small comment,  
drops like pebbles in your mind,  
suddenly your quiet river  
is an ocean in disguise.
Pre-Chorus  
I used to chase down every ripple,  
every rumor, every fight,  
’til I realized half my chaos  
was the stuff I chose to bite.
Chorus  
If you want to reach that distant shore,  
don’t touch the water every time it calls.  
Let the ripples come and go  
without your fingers in them all.
Guard your focus like a treasure,  
save your power for the climb,  
you can’t walk a steady line  
if you keep disturbing your own mind.
So when the noise comes saying, “Look at me,”  
let it pass like clouds of rain.  
If you don’t want a life that’s too shaky,  
don’t touch the water with your pain.
Verse 2  
Every notification on the surface,  
every drama in the feed,  
is a stone that wants your magic,  
wants to hijack what you need.
If you feed it with attention,  
if you jump at every splash,  
you’ll forget the silent compass  
that was pointing to your path.
Pre-Chorus  
Now before I move, I’m asking,  
“Is this worth the wave I’ll make?  
Will this choice support my purpose,  
or just keep my spirit late?”
Chorus  
If you want to reach that distant shore,  
don’t touch the water just to feel control.  
Some reflections aren’t your business,  
some reactions cost your soul.
Hold your vision like an island,  
let distractions drift on by,  
every time you keep your stillness  
you’re already walking on the sky.
So when fear says, “Throw a stone and run,”  
answer back with quiet eyes:  
“I’m not here to chase the ripples,  
I’m here to learn to rise.”
Bridge  
On the other side of fear  
is freedom you can’t see  
if the surface’s always broken  
by the stones you choose to leave.
Let the past sink to the bottom,  
let the noise float down the stream,  
be the mirror of the heavens,  
not the storm in everything.
Tag  
Still water, sharp arrow,  
one direction, steady soul.
Final Chorus  
If you want a life that’s rooted,  
eyes on purpose, heart at peace,  
learn to let the water settle  
’fore you wade in to your knees.
You were never meant to scatter  
all your power on the waves,  
you were made to cross the ocean  
with a calm you choose to save.
So when everything is begging  
for a piece of your intent,  
remember: every time you don’t touch the water,  
you move closer to your end.
Outro  
Stand on the shore,  
let the ripples fade to glass—  
when the water shows your future,  
that’s the moment you can pass.

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