Home I Keep

[Verse 1]
First words you taught me in the kitchen light
Carried in my accent, holding on so tight
Smell of filter coffee, jasmine in your hair
A different world is calling, but my heart is there

[Chorus]
And the word on my tongue is a home I keep
Tamil, a promise whispered in my sleep

[Verse 2]
Now the streets have different names I learn to say
But I trace the kolam patterns from a world away
Thirukkural wisdom in a worn-out book
It’s the only compass, the only look

[Bridge]
More than just a language, more than just a place
It's my mother's story written on my face

[Outro]
The promise that I keep
Whispered in my sleep