Bark & Moan

Lyrics

[Intro]
You don't have to speak
I can read your leaves
The wind tells me your secrets
On the autumn breeze

[Verse 1]
The city's still asleep at 5:17 a.m.
But we've been up all night, limb for weary limb
My cheek against your grain, feeling every line
A patient, perfect stranger, taking all my time
I breathe your scent of resin, damp earth after rain
And feel the quiet rhythm running in your veins

[Chorus]
And I hear your lonely bark
And your winter moan
You hold me in the dark
Like I'm finally home
You've got me rooted to the ground
By your ancient, steady sound

[Verse 2]
I trace the hundred stories written on your skin
The patient years you weathered, where the storms got in
You ask for nothing from me, just a little sun
While all my frantic seasons circle you and run
I tied my silent promise where a branch had split
And the sap keeps rising, and I'm part of it

[Chorus]
And I hear your lonely bark
And your winter moan
You hold me in the dark
Like I'm finally home
You've got me rooted to the ground
By your ancient, steady sound

[Bridge]
Sometimes you are shelter, sometimes you're a threat
The lightning that you've weathered, I can not forget
Your splintered kiss is sharp, a truth that leaves a mark
But it’s a welcome anchor in the wild and living dark

[Chorus]
Oh I hear your lonely bark
And your winter moan
You hold me in the dark
Like I'm finally home
You've got me rooted to the ground
By your ancient, steady sound

[Outro]
Rooted to the ground
Deeper, deeper down
Your ancient, steady sound...