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Kootenai Flow
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Kootenai Flow was released on April 11, 2026 by Broken Pine Records as a part of the album Daughters of a Logging Town
April 11, 2026
LabelBroken Pine Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM75
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

Down at the Kootenai, where the water runs wild
Concrete boat launch, I was just a kid, just a child
Dust on my feet, sun burnin' gold
Pockets full of nothin', but stories I'd hold
Tadpoles in the pools where the river pulled back
Little worlds of life in the mud and the cracks
That mud smelled like algae, sweet and deep
Like an old forest breath the river would keep
Nana's voice driftin' on a summer breeze
"Stay close now, baby, that river don't tease"
Oh, the Kootenai holds my heart
Where the light and the dark both play their part
Where the sun hits the water, diamonds in a line
But there's a pull underneath that'll take what's mine
Young and free, but I learned real slow
You don't fight that river, you just let it flow
Yeah, it calls my name in a way I know
That dangerous love of the Kootenai flow
Ridin' my bike under that concrete bridge
Tires hummin' low as I crossed that ridge
Stop for a minute, drop a line in
Watch the current twist, feel that pull again
Skip rocks like wishes I ain't said out loud
Just me and the river, no need for a crowd
That smell still lingers when the air turns warm
Like the river's memory before a storm
Nana's laugh echoin' down the shore
"Respect that water, or it'll take more"
Oh, the Kootenai holds my heart
Where the light and the dark both play their part
Where the sun hits the water, diamonds in a line
But there's a pull underneath that'll take what's mine
Young and free, but I learned real slow
You don't fight that river, you just let it flow
Yeah, it calls my name in a way I know
That dangerous love of the Kootenai flow
Learned to swim where the current runs deep
Felt that undertow pull hard at my feet
Held my breath, heard my heartbeat loud
Came up stronger, made Nana proud
That river don't love you soft and sweet
It loves you hard, knocks you off your feet
Yeah, the Kootenai holds my heart
Every scar and memory, every sacred part
Where the sun still dances on a restless skin
But there's a wild beneath that'll pull you in
I was young and free, now I understand
That river raised me with a steady hand
Yeah, it shaped my soul like only it can
That dangerous love, that river I am
Down by the launch where the current bends
That sweet river mud still pulls me in
And I swear I hear her call my name…
Through the Kootenai… just the same.
Written by: Alicia Nicole Tatum
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