Ripples in a bard's clear voice
permit the ripple song begin
Ripples in a fighter's movement
keep a sword from touching skin
Ripples in the still spring air
depict the paths of throwing knives
Ripples in the gods' approval
out of death become our lives
Chorus:
Ripple song, a fabric whole
Distorted, by the ripples torn.
In a life of seamlessness
The ripples cut like slicing thorn.
Ripples inside silver flutesong
form a graceful melody
Ripples in the ways of justice
let a guilty man go free
Ripples in a world of truth
create a web of complex lies
Ripples in a world of pain
reflect themselves in anguished eyes
Chorus
Ripples in a windblown forest
show a silent ranger's way
Ripples in the path of twilight
bring an ending to the day
Ripples in the three moons' light
let a moon mage chart the rain
Ripples in a tortured mind
slowly make a soul insane
Chorus
Ripples in an empath's skin
report a life of pain and scars
Ripples in a thief's hard eyes
report a life of locks and bars
Ripples in a shadowed wood
turn dryads' thoughts from peace to blood
Ripples in a thunderstorm
bring rivers high to rise in flood
Chorus
Ripples in a conversation
let folk know they've stayed too long
Ripples in the thread of music
end the life of ripple song