Floating Village

[Verse 1]
Houses rocking on the water's edge
Children diving off a wooden ledge
This is home upon the Tonle Sap
Where the lake becomes a living map

Floating schools and floating market stalls
Gardens growing on the wooden walls
Life is simple here but never small
The lake provides and that's enough for all

[Chorus]
Floating village, rising with the tide
Floating village, nothing left to hide
Every season brings a different shore
But the people here keep wanting more
Of this life upon the water

[Verse 2]
A grandmother is cooking on her boat
Fish and rice, the meal that keeps afloat
Her grandchildren are splashing in the lake
Every moment here is theirs to take

The water rises six months of the year
And the village moves without a fear
They've been doing this for centuries
Living with the rhythm of the trees

[Chorus]
Floating village, rising with the tide
Floating village, nothing left to hide
Every season brings a different shore
But the people here keep wanting more
Of this life upon the water

[Bridge]
What does it mean to call a lake your home?
To never have a road or place to roam?
Maybe freedom isn't solid ground
Maybe home is just the love you've found

[Verse 3]
The sunset turns the water into fire
Fishing boats return before they tire
Lanterns flicker on the floating town
Stars reflected in the lake look down

I came here as a stranger passing through
But the floating village changed my view
Of what it means to live and what it takes
To build a world upon a shifting lake

[Chorus]
Floating village, rising with the tide
Floating village, nothing left to hide
Every season brings a different shore
But the people here keep wanting more
Of this life upon the water

[Outro]
Floating village... life upon the water...