[Intro — soft piano and oud-like plucked strings] (Ahh... two rivers...) [Verse 1 — NABU] I was born in the shadow of the gardens I have never known another sky This city is the only song I'm sure of And I never thought to ask it why (Never asked why) [Verse 1 — AVIVA] I was born by a river that's not mine To a song about a place I've never been You belong to everything around you And I belong to something I can't win (Can't win) [Chorus — both, weaving] Two rivers, running side by side One looks back and one looks wide You have a home you've never had to leave I have a home I've never seen (Never seen) And here we are between the two Me asking why, you asking who Two rivers that were never meant to meet Running together down the street (Two rivers, two rivers) [Verse 2 — NABU] I always thought a song was just for pleasure Something pretty for the king to keep But the way you sing it, there's a weight there Like the music's something you can't sleep (Can't sleep) [Verse 2 — AVIVA] That's because for you a song is silver And for me a song is all I own It's the only way I carry what they took from me It's the only way I'm not alone (Not alone) [Chorus — both, weaving] Two rivers, running side by side One looks back and one looks wide You have a home you've never had to leave I have a home I've never seen (Never seen) And here we are between the two Me asking why, you asking who Two rivers that were never meant to meet Running together down the street (Two rivers, two rivers) [Bridge — call and answer, then unison] NABU: Maybe I never knew what music was for AVIVA: Maybe you taught me to want a little more NABU: Maybe a home isn't only where you start AVIVA: Maybe it's wherever you give your heart BOTH: And maybe two rivers can both run true And still know exactly what they're running to (Running to, running to) [Final Chorus — both, full harmony] Two rivers, running side by side One looks back and one looks wide You have a home you've never had to leave I have a home I've never seen (Never seen) And here we are between the two Me asking why, you asking who Two rivers that were never meant to meet Running together down the street (Two rivers, two rivers) [Outro] (Two rivers... side by side) Running together... down the street
