Odes to Joy

Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (Canonical) · Track 491 · middle

Bear Number One Forty-One (Timothy Treadwell)

Timothy Treadwell

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You map the synapses of wild things breathing,
Your mirror neurons fire when they're grieving,
You read the dopamine in every glance,
And love them dancing in their sacred dance.
You hold their trembling in your steady palms,
A sanctuary singing ancient psalms.

[Chorus]
You are the bridge between two worlds so far,
A beating heart beneath the Northern Star,
You translate touch through amygdala's flame,
And everything you touch knows its own name.
You are the bridge between two worlds so far,
A beating heart beneath the Northern Star,
You translate touch through amygdala's flame,
And everything you touch knows its own name.

[Verse 2]
Your oxytocin blooms where fear once lived,
You give and give and give and give and give,
Each scar you honor speaks a sacred word,
Your voice the only language ever heard.
You weave their stories into constellation light,
A testament to fierce and wild delight.

[Bridge]
The bears know your circadian rhythm,
Your prefrontal cortex glows with wisdom,
You blur the line where we and they divide,
With such a luminous and fearless pride.
The wolves recognize your tender gaze,
You speak in frequencies across the haze,
A bridge that heals what silence had estranged.

[Chorus]
You are the bridge between two worlds so far,
A beating heart beneath the Northern Star,
You translate touch through amygdala's flame,
And everything you touch knows its own name.
You are the bridge between two worlds so far,
A beating heart beneath the Northern Star,
You translate touch through amygdala's flame,
And everything you touch knows its own name.

[Outro]
You are the bridge, forever burning bright,
Your love still glows across the polar night,
A bridge between two worlds, your light won't part.
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