Footprints by the River

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Description

"Footprints by the River" is an AI generated song made with samples of my own voice.

Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
There’s a path that leads through the whispering trees,
Where the river hums in minor keys.
We used to walk there hand in hand,
Draw hearts in mud, trace maps in sand.

Your laugh would echo through the leaves,
You’d chase the wind, I’d never leave.
But now the breeze just feels too still,
And all that’s left is time to fill.


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[Chorus]
There’s footprints by the river where we used to lie,
The kind the current never seems to wash dry.
Though the world keeps turnin’ and the banks wear thin,
I walk that edge like you’ll be back again.

You’re gone, but this place still whispers your name,
And I show up like nothing’s changed.
I talk to ghosts the water delivers—
Still followin’ footprints by the river.


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[Verse 2]
I brought your sweater just in case,
Still smells like rain and sweet toothpaste.
You wore it when the sky turned grey,
And said, “Let’s dance the clouds away.”

Now raindrops fall and so do I,
When I replay that lullaby.
The one you hummed with eyes half closed,
While the river pulled us in so close.


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[Chorus]
There’s footprints by the river where we used to lie,
The kind the current never seems to wash dry.
Though the world keeps turnin’ and the banks wear thin,
I walk that edge like you’ll be back again.

You’re gone, but this place still whispers your name,
And I show up like nothing’s changed.
I talk to ghosts the water delivers—
Still followin’ footprints by the river.


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[Verse 3 – NEW]
I saw someone there just yesterday,
She looked like you but walked away.
I almost called, then held my breath,
It’s cruel what memory sometimes lets.

This river knows me more than most,
Holds all the echoes, all the ghosts.
I come here like it's sacred ground,
A prayer to what we never found.


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[Verse 4 – NEW]
If love’s a song, then ours still plays
Between the branches, through the haze.
And though the words are bittersweet,
I’d learn them all again on repeat.

You left your mark in more than stone—
In every verse, in every tone.
So even if the river bends,
I’ll follow it until the end.


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[Bridge – stripped back, soft falsetto with strings building]
And maybe love was meant to flow,
Like water movin’ fast and slow.
But I still stand where we once stood,
Hoping grief could turn to good.

You said goodbye like a falling star,
Now I trace your memory in the dark...


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[Final Chorus – emotional full swell]
There’s footprints by the river where we used to lie,
The kind the current never seems to wash dry.
Though you're miles away in a different life,
This place still holds your echo tight.

You’re gone, but this place still whispers your name,
And I show up like nothing’s changed.
I talk to ghosts the water delivers—
Still followin’ footprints by the river...


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[Outro – fading with guitar harmonics and light vocals]
Still followin’…
Still followin’…
Your footprints by the river.