River of Neon Dust

[Verse 1] Bare feet on the red clay ground, Ngoni strings hum the night around, A wind like a prayer cuts through the pines, Heartbeats sync to the city lights. [Pre-Chorus] Voices rising, past and future meet, Banjo’s shadow, synthlines on repeat, Dust and neon tangled in the same sky, Roots and circuits learning how to fly. [Chorus] Ride the river of neon dust, Where the old world sings, and the new world trusts, Every echo’s a spark, every groove’s a flame, Different tongues, but the song’s the same. [Verse 2] Steel strings bend like a gospel hymn, 808 kicks keep the rhythm within, Ngoni whispers of an ancient call, While the pads paint colors on the wall. [Pre-Chorus] Hands are clapping, stories intertwine, Echo chambers stretch across the time, Voices carried where the low bass runs, Moonlit spirits dancing with the drums. [Chorus] Ride the river of neon dust, Where the old world sings, and the new world trusts, Every echo’s a spark, every groove’s a flame, Different tongues, but the song’s the same. [Bridge] (Breakdown – Funk Groove + Ngoni Reverb) Call and response, the circuit hums, Roots in the earth, but the future drums, Shadows of the banjo, voices shine, We’re all connected through the same design. [Final Chorus / Outro] Ride the river of neon dust, Where the past and the future rise in us, Every echo’s a spark, every groove’s a flame, Different tongues, but the song’s the same.