Where the Water Holds Us – Oaths of Water and Blood

[Intro — ethereal female choir, wordless] Ah—oh— Ah—oh—ah— [Verse 1] I learned your name in the movement Of light beneath the waves Every fear I carried with me Was softened, not erased [Verse 2] You leaned your head against the silence Like you knew I would remain I felt the weight of every promise Settle gently in my veins [Pre-Chorus] I am not stronger when I stand alone I am not whole without your breath Every tide that pulls me under Teaches me what I protect [Chorus] If the water breaks around us I will not let you go If the night forgets our footprints I will still know I don’t need the world to answer I don’t need to be brave I am here I will stay [Interlude — female choir, sacred, oceanic] Ah—oh—ah— Ah—oh— [Verse 3] I have seen the cost of leaving I have felt the shape of loss But love is not a moment taken It is choosing what it costs [Pre-Chorus 2] Every voice that calls me forward Every fear that pulls me down Finds its meaning in the stillness Where your heartbeat is the sound [Chorus] If the water turns against us I will not drift away If the sky forgets our story I will remain I don’t need to win tomorrow I don’t need to be saved I am here I will stay [Bridge — male lead softened, female choir rising] I give my strength into the current Not to fight, but to hold Nothing we have loved is empty Nothing true is lost [Final Chorus — restrained, cinematic] If the water carries our names I will answer, not run Every breath we share together Is already enough I don’t need the future promised I don’t need the way I am here I will stay [Outro — choir only, fading] Ah—oh— Ah—oh—ah-