Wild heart

She walks where the soft moss crowns every stone Where the river sings low like it knows her soul Speaks in a tongue only old winds recall And they bend just to listen when she calls There’s a flame in her touch Like a lantern in the wild She’s got a wild heart Like a star fallen to earth Turning silence into something of worth Yeah she moves through the dark Like she’s part of its birth Leaving light in the roots and the leaves She don’t see what she is But I knew from the start She’s got a wild, wild heart She finds little worlds in the undergrowth shade Where the earth hums alive in the things we don’t name Where the earth draws circles only night understands And the quiet grows wild just beneath where we stand She paints like she’s seen what the rest of us dream Pulls hidden colors from in-between Where I see ruin, she’s tracing the lines Like she’s mending the break in the sky Every riddle gives way Like it’s known her all along She’s got a wild heart Like a star fallen to earth Turning silence into something of worth Yeah she moves through the dark Like she’s part of its birth Leaving light in the roots and the leaves She don’t see what she is But I knew from the start She’s got a wild, wild heart If she drifts too far where the wild things are I’ll follow her into the dark Through the roots and the stone, where she’s never alone I’ll learn every map of her heart And when all of that weight starts to pull her away I’ll be steady, I won’t let her fall She’s been carrying worlds no one else ever saw She don’t have to carry them all She’s got a wild heart Like a path through the stars Every step makes a world of its own She turns life into art Like it’s written in sparks In a language her soul’s always known And I’ll stand where she stands In that wild, sacred land Just to help her believe what she is