[Verse 1] Lilies in her open hands Mud on the hem of her pale blue dress Braids half-loosed by the cattail reeds Songs still caught in her quiet chest They said she wandered past the willow Talking to the air and to the sky Tracing hearts in frost on old stone Blink once and she’s already a goodbye [Chorus] The river took her name Carried it far from the shouting and the blame All that weight they pinned on her Crumpled like wet paper in the current’s blur She went down Down Softly as a prayer And nobody listened till the water told them where [Verse 2] He gave her promises like glass Clear So pretty Always bound to break Courtroom whispers Sideways glances Every sympathy just one more ache She held wildflowers like an answer Bloom by bloom She let them fall Talking to a love that never turned To face her trembling at the wall [Chorus] The river took her name Carried it far from the shouting and the blame All that weight they pinned on her Crumpled like wet paper in the current’s blur She went down Down Softly as a prayer And nobody listened till the water told them where [Bridge] Did she reach for one last branch Or open both her arms instead (oh) Was it peace or just the ending Of a story they all wrote inside her head They’ll call it madness in their verses They’ll paint her as a fragile Fading stain But somewhere under silt and root and stone She’s more than just the echo of their shame [Chorus] The river took her name Carried it far from the shouting and the blame All that weight they pinned on her Crumpled like wet paper in the current’s blur She went down Down Softly as a prayer And nobody listened till the water told them where
