[Intro] (Dark, descending riff on violão de sete cordas) (Heavy, slow organic drum hit) [Verse 1] Life is a river flowing downhill At every corner, a brand new thrill Some navigators just drown in the fear While others change course when the water's unclear [Pre-Chorus] (Tense, fast fingerpicking on the low strings) (Percussion building up) We carry the weight, we carry the past Hoping the calm water finds us at last But you never know what the current will do... (Music stops abruptly) [Chorus] (Explosive violão strumming, heavy bass strings driving the rhythm) Until life happens and the river turns! And reality grounds us all! Fear can’t be the driver at the core anymore I won’t back down from the fall! Yeah, I choose to sail through it all! [Verse 2] (Syncopated, edgy Brazilian rhythm on the guitar) So I keep on going, exactly as I can With the bravery kept for the everyday man We don't know the future, we don't know the end But the water will settle around the next bend [Chorus] (Full intense acoustic instrumentation, driving percussion) Until life happens and the river turns! And reality grounds us all! Fear can’t be the driver at the core anymore I won’t back down from the fall! Yeah, I choose to sail through it all! [Bridge] (Tempo drops. Only a single, haunting 7-string bass line playing) The curtains fall, the illusion clears Some hide away, some face the years I take a deep breath... (Vocals get aggressive) And I face my fears. [Outro] (Fast, aggressive acoustic solo on the violão de sete cordas) Life is a river... And I sail even if I'm afraid... (Music suddenly cuts out) (Whispered, deep vocal) The waters will settle again.
