Congo River

Lyrics

Brown water carries everything forward The current thinks in centuries My likembe loops against the flow And gives the river back its keys Congo river older than memory Congo river older than memory Older than memory Older than memory The green walls rise on either side No shore in sight just endless trees A monkey screams and silence follows The river doesn't even flinch The river does not flow somewhere it flows through time itself And the likembe is the only instrument patient enough to keep pace Congo river older than memory Congo river older than memory Older than memory Older than memory The water changes color where A tributary joins the main Two different browns become a third That no one living here has named I rest the paddle on my knees The river knows where it must go The likembe loops one final phrase And lets the current have the song

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