Verse 1 (Low, hushed vocals)
The frost has held my tongue too long,
A silent heart, a bitter song.
I carried stones I did not quarry,
I fed the fire with ancient worry.
But look—the sun begins to bite,
And shadows bleed into the light.
Pre-Chorus (Building drums with added male duet)
The mountain moves, the water wakes,
The heavy chain of winter breaks!
Chorus (Full, rhythmic power - The Catchy Hook)
Oh, I am rising like the sap in the pine!
The path is rugged but the breath is mine!
Burn the bramble, clear the way,
I’ll be a better man today.
Hey! Let the river run wild!
The ancient man, the newborn child.
🪈 The Flute Solo (Instrumental Break)
Verse 2 (Rhythm continues, more intense)
It’s easy staying in the dark,
To hide the ash and kill the spark.
But mercy is a harder road,
To drop the hate and shift the load.
I’ll face the mirror, face the gale,
And let the truer self prevail.
Chorus (All instruments in)
Oh, I am rising like the sap in the pine!
The path is rugged but the breath is mine!
Burn the bramble, clear the way,
I’ll be a better man today.
Hey! Let the river run wild!
The ancient man, the newborn child.
Verse 3 (Driven by a steady, building drum beat)
The mountain peak is sharp and grey,
But I have found a different way.
No longer bound by what I was,
Or seeking out the world’s applause.
I carve my name in living wood,
To stand for all I understood.
The scars are maps of where I’ve been,
But now the light is shining in!
Bridge (Slow, heavy chanting)
Older than the mountain,
Stronger than the sea.
I forgive the shadow,
I set the spirit free.
(Repeat x2, building to a shout)
HEY!
(The flute plays one final long solo, fading note over the sound of a rushing stream.)
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