QUICKSAND // CONCEPT x Grove Along the River (Mashup)

I told myself it was both of us… That’s the lie that let me stay. The willow whispers soft and low Sharp turns and circling degrees Beneath the sky's golden glow Hearts colliding in the breeze Ten years I kept your boots by my door like you’d walk back in Same red dirt on the soles—I never once cleaned them That path through the swallow ain’t memory—it’s a choice I made I knew where it dropped, still led you that way The river hums a steady tune Protractor angles, love unseen A melody beneath the moon Drawing lines where we’ve been When your hand found my back, I leaned into the pull Not scared—just tired of standin’ where it don’t feel full You said “we should turn back”—I said nothin’ at all That silence is the moment I let us fall Pebbles skip with a joyful leap While currents run both wild and deep Parallel paths till they align Intersect your world with mine Don’t call it fate now— I felt it give before it gave Every step down… Was one I didn’t try to save Grove along the river wide Where secrets in the shadows hide Dancing leaves and waters sing Nature's song in endless spring Quicksand—don’t forgive me I knew what that ground would do Chest to chest in the sinking— I held on harder when you tried to move We went down slow ‘cause I stayed still Love ain’t blind—it’s a kind of will Quicksand… I chose quicksand And I chose it every time with you Proximity, it pulls us near Closer now, we lose our fear No numbers here, just chemistry You and I, geometry Mud hit my mouth—I swallowed before I could scream Didn’t want you hearin’ what it meant to me You asked if I was scared—I said “just hold tight” Truth is, I was calmer than I’d been in my life The roots embrace the water's edge A bond unbroken by any pledge No formulas, just riddles spun In your arms, the math’s undone I kept you there with me—yeah, I felt you fight Felt your grip loosen… I still held you in tight If I let go sooner, maybe you’d have stood But I needed you there longer than I should Don’t call it love clean— There’s dirt in everything I kept Every inch we sank… Is a thing I won’t forget Grove along the river wide Proximity, it pulls us near Where secrets in the shadows