(Intro: Delicate, finger-picked acoustic lute or mandolin, bird calls in the distance) (Verse 1) Sunlight drifts through the ruins as my hooves find the mossy path, Strings humming against the rising breath of the forest. Branch-born specters coil in violet glow, Watching as my song stirs the ancient wild awake. (Pre-Chorus) The owl’s amber eyes see the secrets I keep, While the hydra of wood wakes from centuries of sleep. Four feet on the earth, one hand on the wire, Turning the morning dew into emerald fire. (Chorus) Oath of the Grove, song of the glade, Born in the light, dancing in the shade! Let the violet bloom and the old stones ring, Listen to the heart of the forest sing. Wild and unbroken, the spirit runs free, Bound to the earth and the soul of the tree. (Verse 2) The arches are crumbling where the kings used to walk, But the roots and the briars have started to talk. I play for the spirits who never moved on, A bridge made of melody 'til the shadows are gone. (Pre-Chorus) The owl’s amber eyes see the secrets I keep, While the hydra of wood wakes from centuries of sleep. Four feet on the earth, one hand on the wire, Turning the morning dew into emerald fire. (Chorus) Oath of the Grove, song of the glade, Born in the light, dancing in the shade! Let the violet bloom and the old stones ring, Listen to the heart of the forest sing. Wild and unbroken, the spirit runs free, Bound to the earth and the soul of the tree. (Bridge: Fast-paced fiddle solo and heavy drum build-up) (Spoken/Whispered) Deep in the marrow. Deep in the grain. The wild is returning. To wash away the pain. (Guitar and Fiddle Harmony Solo - High Energy) (Chorus) Oath of the Grove, song of the glade, Born in the light, dancing in the shade! Let the violet bloom and the old stones ring, Listen to the heart of the forest sing. Wild and unbroken, the spirit runs free, Bound to the earth and the soul of the tree. (Outro) Humming strings... The forest breathes... The violet light fades... (Final soft lute chord) (End)
