### **Verse 1** In the quiet of the morning, where the soft reeds bend, A broken bowl lies near the water, learning how to mend. Light drips down like lacquer from the early rising sun, And the koi beneath the ripples knows its healing’s just begun. ### **Pre-Chorus** Every crack a pathway, every seam a flame, Every break a memory I’m learning not to blame. ### **Chorus** Golden koi, drifting slow— in a zen garden pond where the soft winds blow. Shining bright with the scars you keep, proof that broken things still run deep. Golden koi, swim on through— every line of gold is the light in you. ### **Verse 2** The lilies bow in reverence as you circle ’round the stone, A wanderer of waters who was never quite alone. The willow branches whisper, “You are more than what you lost,” For the river keeps on flowing, even winters pay their cost. ### **Pre-Chorus** Every chip remembers, every tear forgives, Every marked-up moment is the way a being lives. ### **Chorus** Golden koi, drifting slow— in a zen garden pond where the soft winds blow. Shining bright with the scars you keep, proof that broken things still run deep. Golden koi, swim on through— every line of gold is the light in you. ### **Bridge** Underneath the maple fire, leaves fall one by one, Painting little burning lanterns on the water of the sun. You glide through fleeting seasons with a grace that never fades, A living piece of kintsugi in the home the gardener made. ### **Final Chorus** Golden koi, drifting slow— in a zen garden pond where the soft winds blow. Every crack a lantern’s gleam, every scar a shining dream. Golden koi, keep swimming through— for the world is brighter for the gold in you. ### **Outro (soft, whispered)** Kintsugi heart, mended true… Golden koi… the light in you.
