Full English Lyrics [Chorus – Immediate Opening] The banyan remembers, the old branches sway, Whispering my name as I walk through the gate. Every voice, every color comes rushing through me, I was far from these roots, but they never left me. The banyan remembers, beneath the open sky, All the years I was gone, all the tears I denied. Now the drums are awakening the child I once knew, I have crossed every distance to stand here anew. [Verse 1] Cardamom rising from a roadside flame, Jasmine in the air like a familiar name. A bicycle bell and the market’s bright song, Faces I remember asking where I have gone. Barefoot children running through the dust, Old friends smiling with unbroken trust. The temple bells carry across the street, And something forgotten begins to beat. [Pre-Chorus] Every window holds a story, Every doorway knows my face. I thought time would change everything, But memory guarded this place. [Chorus] The banyan remembers, the old branches sway, Whispering my name as I walk through the gate. Every voice, every color comes rushing through me, I was far from these roots, but they never left me. The banyan remembers, beneath the open sky, All the years I was gone, all the tears I denied. Now the drums are awakening the child I once knew, I have crossed every distance to stand here anew. [Verse 2] Green fields unfolding beyond the train, Buffalo standing in the silver rain. Kites over rooftops, bright saris below, Rivers still following the paths that they know. My mother’s old courtyard is smaller somehow, But the same painted doorway is welcoming now. A warm hand reaches and pulls me near, And suddenly every lost year disappears. [Pre-Chorus] Every season left a message, Every monsoon carved my name. I changed beneath another sky, But the soil remained the same. [Chorus] The banyan remembers, the old branches sway, Whispering my name as I walk through the gate. Every voice, every color comes rushing through me, I was far from these roots, but they never left me. The banyan remembers, beneath the open sky, All the years I was gone, all the tears I denied. Now the drums are awakening the child I once knew, I have crossed every distance to stand here anew. [Instrumental Folk-Rock Section] Expressive sitar melody over acoustic guitars, tabla and deep bass. Bansuri flute answers the sitar before powerful dhol and drums build into the bridge. [Bridge] I carried these songs without knowing, I carried this dust in my soul. Through unfamiliar streets and seasons, A hidden rhythm kept me whole. Now every lantern is burning, Every familiar voice is near. I did not come back as the same one— But I finally belong to my years. [Final Chorus] The banyan remembers, let the old branches sway, Let them sing out my name as I walk through the gate. Every voice, every color is living within me, I was far from these roots, but they never left me. The banyan remembers, beneath the open sky, No more years left unspoken, no more tears left to hide. Let the dhol keep on beating, let the whole village move, I have found what was waiting in the land of my youth. The banyan remembers— And now I remember too. [Outro] Jasmine on the evening wind, Bansuri beneath the moon. The courtyard fills with voices, And I know I am not leaving soon. The banyan remembers… And now I remember too.
