River Rise

There’s a shine

beneath the gray

Calling us

to clear the way

Plastic caught in reeds and stone

This river should not fight alone

Bring your hands, bring your light

We can turn the wrong to right

Every piece we pull away

Makes a little room for day

Rise up, river, run free

Bring your blue back to the sea We’ll lift the weight,

we’ll heal the shore Leave it cleaner than before

Stand together, hear the call

One small hand can change it all

From the first drop to the open tide

We won’t leave this river behind

Boots in mud and morning rain

We are breaking through the stain

Bottle by bottle, line by line Give the water back its shine

Bring your voice, bring your drive Help the buried green survive

When the current starts to clear

We’ll know why we gathered here

If we move now,

if we move as one The work is hard,

but the work gets done Let the reeds breathe,

let the fish return Let the living water shine and burn

Rise up, river, run free

Bring your blue back to the sea We’ll lift the weight,

we’ll heal the shore

Leave it cleaner than before

Stand together, hear the call

One small hand can change it all From the first drop to

the open tide We won’t leave this river behind