Verse 1
From the shoreline, I look peaceful,
Morning light on glass so clear.
You’d swear I never carried storms,
Or drowned a single year.
Here’s a riddle for you, stranger—
What runs forever, yet never grows feet?
Sometimes the quietest water
Hides the strongest heartbeat.
Pre-Chorus
You only know the part I show,
Not the miles beneath my skin.
What looks like rest, but never stops?
Take one step… and you’ll find out then.
Chorus
I’m a river with a hidden pull,
Calm enough to fool your eyes.
You don’t feel the strength I’m holding
‘Til you’re caught beneath the tide.
Every scar became a current,
Every heartbreak carved me deep.
I may look like I’m standing still…
But there’s a whole world underneath.
Verse 2
I’ve carried driftwood, dreams, and broken hearts,
Watched bridges rise and fall.
I’ve swallowed tears nobody noticed,
Still kept moving through it all.
Here’s another riddle for you—
What gets stronger the deeper it goes?
Not every answer wears a smile,
Some are found where no one goes.
Pre-Chorus
You only know the part I show,
Not the miles beneath my skin.
What looks like rest, but never stops?
Take one step… and you’ll find out then.
Chorus
I’m a river with a hidden pull,
Calm enough to fool your eyes.
You don’t feel the strength I’m holding
‘Til you’re caught beneath the tide.
Every scar became a current,
Every heartbreak carved me deep.
I may look like I’m standing still…
But there’s a whole world underneath.
Bridge
Don’t mistake my quiet for weakness,
Or my patience for surrender.
What can carry mountains away,
Yet fit inside a single tear?
The strongest things don’t always shout—
Sometimes they just keep running year by year.
Final Chorus
I’m a river with a hidden pull,
Calm enough to fool your eyes.
The battles that I’ve fought below
Never reached the open sky.
If you only judge the surface,
You’ll never know what I’ve survived.
The calm you see is hard-earned peace…
The current proves I’m still alive.
Outro
So before you step into my water,
Here’s one last riddle before you leave…
What can drown a man without making a sound?
The things he never sees beneath.
The strongest current in a river
Is the one you’ll never see…
Until you’re in too deep.
Yeah… until you’re in too deep.
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