[Intro] **[Verse 1]** River, stay away from my door, Hold back your waters, don’t rise anymore. Fathers grow colder, mothers hold their cries, And little girls weep red tears from the skies. **[Verse 2]** People drift in boats, carving their way, Through twisted roots and trunks where shadows lay. Engines hum louder, drowning the despair, But the fire’s reflection still flickers there. So I’m begging you this... **[Chorus]** River, stay away from my door, River, turn your wrath away, I implore. I loved you, even when they called you the Great Flood, But River, stay away, Oh River, stay away, please. **[Bridge 1]** (*Ethereal, whispered*) Have you heard the story, Lord? She whispered, “Surrender, let go, be free.” But her words burned like lies, And now she comes, Dark and unforgiving. **[Chorus]** River, stay away from my door, River, take your waters back once more. I loved you, even when the world called you a flood, But River, stay away, Oh River, stay away from my door. River, don’t take more. **[Verse 3]** On the banks, we stand and pray, But your tides keep rising, washing hope away. The fire inside us fades too fast, While the flood drowns futures, echoes the past. **[Bridge 2]** (*Dramatic, rising intensity*) He stood against the roaring tide, They cried, “Spare us, let us survive.” But the river growled, “This is not about life.” She laid her hands in the mud at his feet, But the flames consumed, refusing defeat. **[Chorus 2]** River, stay away from my door, Your rage is too much; I can’t bear more. I loved you, even when they called you a monster, But River, stay away, Oh River, stay away. **[Outro]** (*Soft, fading like a lullaby*) River, stay away from my door, Don’t let your fury reach this shore. Lord, give me strength, help me endure, Before the river takes all, Before it takes me, too. ---
