Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Bare feet on the moss Green ink on my skin Every step wakes a root Every breath I breathe them in Sparrows stitch the dawn Through the branches high Old names on my tongue As I watch the shadows slide [Chorus] I walk the heartwood path Where the slow streams turn like glass Every leaf remembers Every stone can speak me back I walk the heartwood path Let the wild world hold my hands I am seed I am ash I am forest as I pass (oh) [Verse 2] Antlers on my brow Braided herbs in my hair Little fox at my heel Silver eyes Steady stare Mushrooms bend like lamps Round a fallen Sleeping oak I lay my palm to bark Feel the thunder buried low [Chorus] I walk the heartwood path Where the slow streams turn like glass Every leaf remembers Every stone can speak me back I walk the heartwood path Let the wild world hold my hands I am seed I am ash I am forest as I pass (hey) [Bridge] When the iron roads come When the cold smoke climbs I will stand in the fernlight Draw a circle Draw a line Whisper roots to rise Call the thrush Call the stag Till the green breath answers And the lost ways open back [Chorus] I walk the heartwood path Where the slow streams turn like glass Every leaf remembers Every stone can speak me back I walk the heartwood path Let the wild world hold my hands I am seed I am ash I am forest as I pass
Tags
Warm acoustic fantasy folk; male vocals over fingerpicked guitar and airy wooden flutes. Gentle hand percussion and soft drones under the verse; chorus lifts with stacked harmonies and subtle hammered dulcimer. Intimate, close-mic vocal in the verses, widening reverb and tambourine sparkle in the hook.
Duration
3:18
Instrumental
No
Created
4/6/2026