Flood and the Vow (Zendrina)

[Intro] She put her hand on my neck and called it a blessing. [Verse 1] I was never a still thing. Bare feet, wet hair, bright teeth in the silt. The path was a suggestion I stepped off the second it started acting like a law. She found me where the water talks to itself. Named the current. Named me after it. Collar that feels like a kiss if you don't pull. [Pre-Chorus] She said protect the banks. I said I was already the flood. Duty sits warm on the spine till the river asks you to kneel. [Chorus] I am the flood and the vow I run where she told me to drown Wild thing, bound thing, same mouth I don't sit still, I don't come down Call me the girl in the current Call me the name I didn't choose I am the banks and the breaking I am the water — and I move [Verse 2] They came with a thirst that wasn't weather. Poison in the spring. A sky that wanted to own the rain. I laughed first. Then I showed them the teeth. Adventure was oxygen. This was a reason. I kept her name in my mouth and used it like a blade that still drinks. [Pre-Chorus] She said protect the banks. I said then let me off the leash. The collar hums. The water rises. I can be holy and I can be mean. [Chorus] I am the flood and the vow I run where she told me to drown Wild thing, bound thing, same mouth I don't sit still, I don't come down Call me the girl in the current Call me the name I didn't choose I am the banks and the breaking I am the water — and I move [Bridge] I will run these banks till they break I will wear her hand like a dare If the world wants the river quiet it can choke on a mouthful of air I was born with my feet already leaving I was kissed by a god who said stay So I'll stay like a flood stays — all over everything, all in the way Hands up — I'm still hers Hands up — I'm still worse Let it burst [Breakdown] Kneel? No. Rise. [Chorus] I am the flood and the vow I run where she told me to drown Wild thing, bound thing, same mouth I don't sit still, I don't come down Call me the girl in the current Call me the name I didn't choose I am the banks and the breaking I am the water — and I move and I move I MOVE [Outro] I'm still bound. I'm still running. Say it again. I'm still yours. I'm still not still.