Indigo Knots

[Verse 1]
The indigo pits of Bozola stained our hands blue,
that harmattan season we first learned to be still.
We saw the same shadow walking just behind you,
a story we both knew on the edge of the hill.

[Chorus]
And we never said the word, oh
But the Niger River heard, oh
Every broken prayer we couldn't even weave.
No, we never said the word.

[Verse 2]
The old weaver told us, "The strongest knots are tied in silence,"
under the hum of a five o'clock prayer call.
We carried a different kind of thirst past all the violence,
just watching the mangoes get ready to fall.

[Chorus]
And we never said the word, oh
But the Niger River heard, oh
Every broken prayer we couldn't even weave.
No, we never said the word.

[Bridge]
The loom kept turning when the golden thread was frayed,
look at the pattern that our quiet hands have made.

[Chorus] (Key Change)
And we never said the word, oh
But the Niger River heard, oh
Every single prayer we finally believe.
Yeah, we never said the word.

[Outro]
The river heard.
We never said the word.