Crown in the Pines

Mud on the hem of your dress

Bare feet cut through the fern

You left the tower in a rush

Now every path twists and turns

Moonlight caught in your braid

Breathing hard, you don’t look back

Wolf eyes blinking in the dark

But you keep on the narrow track

You hear your name in the pines

Like a warning on the wind

Every branch wants to hold you

Every root wants to pull you in

Run, run, princess, run

Run through the woods tonight

Run, run, princess, run

Keep your own fire alive

Crown in the pines

Crown in the pines

You were born for the wild

Gold ring cold in your palm

From the hand you won’t return to

Stone walls fading behind

Like a dream you stepped clean through

There’s a lake with a broken sky

There’s a fox at the water line

If you stop, they’ll find you first

So you move with the morning light

You hear your name in the pines

Like a warning on the wind

Every branch wants to hold you

Every root wants to pull you in

Run, run, princess, run

Run through the woods tonight

Run, run, princess, run

Keep your own fire alive

Crown in the pines

Crown in the pines

You were born for the wild

If the palace calls, let it echo

If the dark grows teeth, let it bite

You can lose the road behind you

Still find a way to survive

And when dawn breaks the branches

You won’t be the girl who fled

You’ll be the one with thorn scars

And a kingdom in your head

Run, run, princess, run

Run through the woods tonight

Run, run, princess, run

Keep your own fire alive

Crown in the pines

Crown in the pines

You were born for the wild