[Intro – Gentle Handpan, Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar, Soft River Ambience] [Female Spoken – Playful] Well, now... Where did I put those earrings? [Parrot Squawk – High-Pitched Bird Mimicry] NOT ME! [Female Chuckle] Biscuit, darling... Nobody asked you! [Verse 1 – Female Rhythmic Spoken-Sung, Playful Acoustic Flow] Lost my earrings, lost my keys, Found a love note tangled in the reeds. Muffin's sleeping like a king, Biscuit's stealing everything. Got my coffee, lost my spoon, Found an old red ribbon underneath the moon. Every little thing I try to keep, Ends up where the river sleeps. [Pre-Chorus – Melodic Female Singing, Piano and Cello] But the water has a memory, And the wind knows where to go. Some things drift away forever, Some come back when rivers slow. [Chorus – Warm Melodic Female Vocals, Flowing Acoustic Guitar] Oh, the things the river stole, Little pieces of my soul. Silver rings and yesterday, Words I never got to say. Let them wander, let them go, Where the quiet waters flow. What is lost may still be found, Where the river turns around. [Instrumental – Handpan Melody, Wooden Flute, Warm Cello] [Verse 2 – Playful Rhythmic Spoken-Sung Female Voice] Found a bottle by the shore, With a faded letter from the year before. No, wait, darling, look again, Nineteen forty-seven, written with a pen. Said, "My love, I'll wait for you, Where the river bends beneath the willow blue." No address and no goodbye, Just a little heart beneath a faded line. [Female Spoken – Curious] Well... Now that's a story. [Parrot Squawk – Short Bird Mimicry] NOT ME! [Female Laughing] Oh, Biscuit! For once, I believe you! [Pre-Chorus – Soft Piano, Emotional Cello] And I wonder who was waiting, And if somebody came home. Did the river keep their promise, Or leave someone all alone? [Chorus – Warm Expressive Singing] Oh, the things the river stole, Little pieces of my soul. Silver rings and yesterday, Words I never got to say. Let them wander, let them go, Where the quiet waters flow. What is lost may still be found, Where the river turns around. [Instrumental Break – Expressive Handpan Solo, Answering Wooden Flute, Gentle Piano, No Vocals] [Bridge – Intimate Female Voice, Mysterious Atmosphere] [Soft Spoken] Some letters never reach the shore. Some hearts keep waiting... Long after the waiting is over. [Soft Melodic Singing] And somewhere in the evening light, Two shadows dance beyond the night. No one knows how stories end, When rivers take them round the bend. [Final Chorus – Tender, Warm, Emotional Female Vocals] Oh, the things the river stole, Little pieces of my soul. But some stories find their way, Back into the light of day. Let them wander, let them go, Where the quiet waters flow. And if love was ever true, Maybe rivers remember too. [Outro – Solo Handpan, Soft Acoustic Guitar, Gentle Cello] [Female Spoken – Warm and Playful] Well, Muffin... What do you think? [Soft Cat Purr] [Female Whisper] Exactly. [Parrot Squawk – Distant, Playful] NOT MEEE! [Female Laughing] Oh, for heaven's sake, Biscuit! [End – Handpan Notes Fade Into Gentle River Sounds]
