Water carries what we can’t say

[Intro]
(soft echo, low voice)
ゆっくり流れる
Hands trace faded lines

[Verse 1]
You sat by the small canal—bare sidewalk,
Counting ripples, silent as stone.
Paper boat in your hand—no questions,
Soft hello—barely even that.

[Chorus]
Water carries what we can’t say—
Small boats drifting, slipping away.
It’s not much, but we watch and wait,
Me and you, letting silence stay.

[Verse 2]
Shared an orange, peeled open slow,
Your laughter barely in the air.
Wind caught paper, creased and torn,
We looked down, both pretending not to care.

[Chorus]
Water carries what we can’t say—
Small boats drifting, slipping away.
It’s not much, but we watch and wait,
Me and you, letting silence stay.

[Bridge]
(kami fune... yukkuri yureru)
Half-wet, half-here, folding old mistakes,
Hands dipped in—cold, then numb.
Our thoughts: reflected, lost in current breaks,
No rush to speak.

[Solo]
(echoing guitar, soft snare)

[Chorus]
Water carries what we can’t say—
Small boats drifting, slipping away.
It’s not much, but we watch and wait,
Me and you, letting silence stay.

[Outro]
声が届くのは 静かな時だけ
(listening for the next small wave)