Still Waters
Sacred Folk Fusion (Middle Eastern / Aramaic-inspired) Tempo: Slow to Moderate | Key: Ajam (major), Nahawand (minor), Kurd (Phrygian), Hijaz (Phrygian major), and Rast (major with half-flat 3rd) Vibe: Meditative, reverent, earthy; evokes ancient landscapes and spiritual stillness with a trance-like repetition that flows like water Band format: Female lead vocal, backing vocal harmonies, oud, acoustic guitar, ney flute, frame drum (riq or daf), upright bass, subtle string quartet or drone pad for atmosphere
Still Waters
Sacred Folk Fusion (Middle Eastern / Aramaic-inspired) Tempo: Slow to Moderate | Key: Ajam (major), Nahawand (minor), Kurd (Phrygian), Hijaz (Phrygian major), and Rast (major with half-flat 3rd) Vibe: Meditative, reverent, earthy; evokes ancient landscapes and spiritual stillness with a trance-like repetition that flows like water Band format: Female lead vocal, backing vocal harmonies, oud, acoustic guitar, ney flute, frame drum (riq or daf), upright bass, subtle string quartet or drone pad for atmosphere
Lyrics
يَرْبِضُنِي فِي مَرَاعٍ خُضْرَاء
وَيَقُودُنِي إِلَى مِيَاهٍ هَادِئَة
Woke up with pressure on my chest
Dreams heavy, breathin’ like a test
Phone off, faith on, I invest
In peace — I ain’t chasin’ nothin’ less
Voices in my head go quiet
When I listen for the sound in the silence
(يَقُودُنِي) — yeah, He lead me out the violence
No blade on me, just psalms in defiance
Where were you when I cried in the dark?
Where were you when I fell all apart?
Now I walk with that light in my heart
— still waters where I start
يَرْبِضُنِي فِي مَرَاعٍ خُضْرَاء
وَيَقُودُنِي إِلَى مِيَاهٍ هَادِئَة
يَرْبِضُنِي فِي مَرَاعٍ خُضْرَاء
وَيَقُودُنِي...
I was knee-deep in that city smoke
Lookin’ for a sign, almost lost all hope
Tried everything — pills, pride, dope
But that stillness hit me like a holy ghost
Now I breathe with a deeper rhythm
Look back, see a whole new prism
Enemies fade, no need to hit 'em
(وَيَقُودُنِي...) — I'm just on mission
They flex on fate, I lean on grace
Got angels guardin’ my staircase
No disguise, I show my face
‘Cause even the valley’s a sacred place
يَرْبِضُنِي...
في مَرَاعٍ خُضْرَاء
وَيَقُودُنِي...
إِلَى مِيَاهٍ هَادِئَة
يَرْبِضُنِي فِي مَرَاعٍ خُضْرَاء
وَيَقُودُنِي إِلَى مِيَاهٍ هَادِئَة
يَرْبِضُنِي فِي مَرَاعٍ خُضْرَاء
وَيَقُودُنِي...
يَرْبِضُنِي...
وَيَقُودُنِي...