Ripples

Intro (male vocals only):
I watched the water ripple under a heavy sky,
Every choice a secret wave that never passes by.
The silence holds my shadow, the echo never dies,
I throw my stone and wonder where the consequence lies.

Verse 1 (male vocals only):
I threw a stone—the world began to sway,
Ripples on the water drift into the gray.
I thought they’d vanish, dissolve and fade,
But the echo returned, pulling me into the wave.

A tiny move, and thunder rolls,
One small gesture, and fate unfolds.
You never know when it sets in motion,
What you’ve done—there’s no undoing, no potion.

Silence screams against these empty walls,
Though I never meant it, the echo calls.
Words once spoken still burn my skin,
Though you can’t see them, they storm within.

Every choice comes back around,
The trace remains, though sight is drowned.
I meant well, but did it wrong,
The wave is rolling—it’s dragging me along.

[Instrumental break – heavy guitar, vinyl scratching]

Chorus (male vocals only):
Ripples on the water—still spinning on and on,
They carry memories that stab my heart till dawn.
One small move—and the world’s undone,
A single mistake—and you can’t return what’s gone.

[Instrumental break – heavy guitar, vinyl scratching]

Verse 2 (male vocals only):
I never meant to hurt, but the words were cast,
Never wanted the storm—but the damage came fast.
One small gesture, a thousand results,
One tiny spark, a thousand jolts.

I could’ve stayed silent, I could’ve stood still,
I could’ve just done nothing, but I thought it was nil.
Now I can’t stop dreaming, can’t escape the scene,
Haunted by the ripples of what might have been.

I stare at the water—can I change a thing?
Is it me, or my shadows, that pull me in?
Is it fate, or my own mistake,
That drags me down, won’t let me wake?

The wave will carry, the wave won’t ask,
It pulls me further, behind every mask.
I thought it would pass, but it lingers on,
One choice—and the weight lasts so long.

[Instrumental break – heavy guitar, vinyl scratching]

Chorus (male vocals only):
Ripples on the water—still spinning on and on,
They carry memories that stab my heart till dawn.
One small move—and the world’s undone,
A single mistake—and you can’t return what’s gone.

[Instrumental break – heavy guitar, vinyl scratching]

Verse 3 (male vocals only):
Now I know—nothing ever fades,
What you throw, time just invades.
The wave will carry, though you wish to stay,
It keeps on circling, never drifts away.

I thought life was a simple game,
But choices have a time and name.
You can’t escape, you can’t conceal,
The echo returns, no matter how you feel.

Maybe it’s punishment, maybe a lesson,
Maybe it’s fate, or just a confession.
You never know what you’ve done until the wind,
Brings back the consequences you tried to rescind.

Ripples on the water—that’s us and our flaws,
Small decisions, but the biggest scars.
Watch them forming, watch them slice,
Wherever you throw—they’ll return in time.

[Instrumental break – heavy guitar, vinyl scratching]

Chorus (male vocals only):
Ripples on the water—still spinning on and on,
They carry memories that stab my heart till dawn.
One small move—and the world’s undone,
A single mistake—and you can’t return what’s gone.

[Instrumental break – heavy guitar, vinyl scratching]

Outro (male vocals only):
Ripples keep spinning, the echoes never die,
Every choice I’ve made comes back when I try.
The past is a shadow, the future a wave,
I carry my story, for what I can’t save.