[Intro] [kora shimmering like water] There is a river Hidden beneath the sand They say if you find it You will never be the same again [Verse 1] I crossed seven valleys of salt and stone Following a silver line The wind carried names I almost knew Like they had once belonged to mine The water waited without a ripple Still as a painted sky And every mirror on its surface Held another pair of eyes [Chorus] River of mirrors Which one is mine? The queen in gold The child left behind River of mirrors Show me the truth Or show me the stranger I almost grew into [Verse 2] One reflection wore a crown of stars One walked barefoot through the dust One never learned to leave her home One forgot who she could trust One stood laughing beside a fire One disappeared with the tide A thousand women stared back at me And every one survived [Chorus] River of mirrors Which one is mine? The dream I lost Or the life I found River of mirrors Tell me my name If every path still echoes Inside me the same [Bridge] [duduk rises] The water spoke without speaking The sky bent low to hear Every life I never lived Was waiting in the mirror [Final Chorus] River of mirrors I know you now Not every road was meant for me Not every crown River of mirrors Let them remain The women in the water Will carry their own names [Outro] [kora and duduk fading into desert wind] The river remains Beneath the sand Waiting…
