Lyrics Like a River (Govinda Damodara Madhaveti) - Jahnavi Harrison

Govinda! Damodara! Madhaveti!
He Krishna! He Yadava! He Sakheti!
The well I drank from has run dry;
The river bed has moved over years,
Now cell phones ring instead of bells;
The sacred hill has almost disappeared.
Prayers and ashes at the river's edge,
Drifting side by side;
Sun rises over new hotels;
Sages close their eyes...
(Chorus) My heart, flows like a river to the sea,
May it always be, may it always be
A river of grace flows through me,
May it always be, may it always be
Will I always be a stranger here,
In the heart of sacred beauty?
You say this road can lead me home,
So I'm following your footprints in the sand.
I see the chaos and the barren trees,
Maybe I am blind,
Crowds of people falling to their knees,
Is this place divine?