Lyrics
This water knows my bloodline
A current pulling, it was never mine
The surface looks so benign
[Verse 1]
The Gantry Plaza crane hangs over the water tonight
You said, "Mija, this river holds every secret in sight"
My palm is cold on the railing under the yellow sodium light
Anticipating the tide.
[Chorus]
This water knows my bloodline
A current pulling, it was never mine
The surface looks so benign
[Verse 2]
You braided my hair this morning, a tight and perfect crown
Whispered old warnings of how our women can drown
The wake from the ferry is the only real sound
On this whole side of town.
[Bridge]
Some roots can learn to breathe in the deep
And some promises the undertow must keep.
Y el agua no olvida.
[Outro]
The surface lies so still...
So still...
About Amaranta Ciénaga
Amaranta Ciénaga learned to hold a bassline before she learned to drive. The eldest of seven children in a cramped Jackson Heights apartment, she spent her teens raising her siblings while her parents worked nights. Her music, a humid blend of psychedelic soul and the cumbia her father taught her, was born in the hours after midnight, the only time the house was ever quiet. These songs are the…
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