The River The Woods

Wherever we go, we'll never be lost Some follow the compass rose, some follow the cross Me, I follow roads compulsively, till sirens call me off Then I wander, eyes closed, following songs This rivers a hymnal, the leaves are applause The trees sing in whispers, with the wind pulling their arms Hold still, and listen, your hand on my heart If you need them, these beacons will lead you back to the start Yup No ax has seen these woods since before your father stood The path is beaten good from the feet of all who wandered through it Old growth, holds hope, let the brambles scrape your skin Scars are storybooks, blood will wash away your sins Now let that sun slip, then let that moon rise Follow in no footsteps, listen for the true guides Woods will play tricks upon pretty blue eyes Is that glimmer the river, or your village finally brought back to life? Follow me tonight, I'll show you what's it like To be alive I know it seems like we're all lost, we see the secrets, We know the unknown, know the unknown Know the unknown Keep close, hold my hand now, just be strong We can follow this river right back to your home Back to your home Back to your home At the palace in Versilles, 400 years before this day They're packing up supplies, preparing for a long trip They may not survive, but many of them know this They would rather die, than to leave the question open So this is why we try? We bet it all on hopeless? And swim against the tide till until our every bone is broken A sinking ship is still a ship, no captain spoke the obit Till the crew is flew, crow's nest slips silent beneath the ocean We set sail without an anchor, we count upon that, never stop An anchor's just a coffin nail, waiting for that hammer drop It holds you by the ankles till it pulls you to the Acheron Trade stable to be able to slip out from under devil's thumb Keep your anchors, my home is where my hat is hung Postcard printed paper, and love notes from the lattice rungs Blessed are the vagrant, the lonely are the static ones It's every drifter's confirmation this world is just ravishing I know it seems like we're all lost, we can follow this river back home River back home River back home I know it seems like we're all lost, we see the secrets, we know the unknown Know the unknown Know the unknown Keep close, hold my hand now, just be strong We can follow this river right back to your home Back to your home Back to your home I know it seems like we're all lost, we see the secrets, we know the unknown Know the unknown Know the unknown