[Intro - Instrumental] [Bass riddim foundation, one-drop drums, organic guitar skanking] [Verse 1 - Male Vocal, Deep & Conscious] Dem t'ink seh mi drifting, lost inna di current But a pull beneath di surface, urgent Notification flash but mi nuh feel it Somet'ing ancient a call, cyan conceal it Every wave weh crash try fi shake mi But di depth below a wha' ago make mi Yuh can measure ripple, count di motion But yuh cyaan chart di floor of dis ya ocean [Pre-Chorus 1 - Male Vocal, Building] Mi know weh mi a go, even when it bend Di water know di way when di river end Mi grandmother hand still grip di helm Steering through di noise, through di overwhelm [Chorus - Female Lead with Male Harmony, Anthemic] Feel di undertow, undertow A pull mi back to wha' mi know Yuh cyaan see it but it taking hold Stronger dan di storm, deeper dan di cold Undertow, undertow Current running through mi soul Dem try fi keep mi pon di surface But di deep nah let mi go [Verse 2 - Male Vocal, Deep & Conscious] Mi mother hand dem inna dis ya water Island memory a flow through di harbor Generation moving through mi vein now Wha' dem build transcend di now Digital tide try redirect mi Algorithm wave a try dissect mi But mi connect to one older network Roots submerge weh di light nuh search, seen? [Pre-Chorus 2 - Male Vocal, Building] Mi know weh mi a go, following di thread Dis current live long before mi birth Mi grandfather wisdom inna di ebb and flow Di tide remember everything mi need fi know [Chorus - Female Lead with Male Harmony, Anthemic] Feel di undertow, undertow A pull mi back to wha' mi know Yuh cyaan see it but it taking hold Stronger dan di storm, deeper dan di cold Undertow, undertow Current running through mi soul Dem try fi keep mi pon di surface But di deep nah let mi go [Bridge - Male & Female Call-and-Response, Militant Energy] [Male vocal - pause after each line] Dem want mi shallow weh dem control di wave [Female vocal - pause after each line] But mi a dive down to weh mi people save [Male vocal] Every name dem try fi drown [Female vocal] Every song dem push down [Male vocal] Yuh cyaan fight wha' yuh cyaan measure [Female vocal] Dis pressure a mi treasure [Both vocals building together] Rising up now, undertow, a pull mi home [Final Chorus - Both Vocals, Full Power] Feel di undertow, undertow A pull mi back to wha' mi know Yuh cyaan see it but it taking hold Stronger dan di storm, deeper dan di cold Undertow, undertow Grandmother current through mi soul Dem try fi erase mi foundation But mi people nah let mi go [Outro - Female Vocal Lead, Male Harmony, Layered] Undertow, undertow A pull mi home Undertow, undertow Weh mi belong [Whispered with reverb and dub echo - both vocals] Di deep remember, di deep know [Instrumental fade - Bass riddim fading, guitar echo, natural wave sounds, dub delay]
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