© 2026 Irrelin. All rights reserved https://suno.com/@irrelin [Intro] [Verse 1] The ground was soft before I came I found the mark where nothing named it A shape that had no hand behind it pressed flat into the morning clay I picked up what was lying tilted I didn't ask what made it so I laid it back the way the ground takes and walked before the light was long [Chorus] It was there when I arrived It will be there when I am gone I only know the thing was tilted I only know I laid it down [Verse 2] The second time the frost had cracked it the same position, same low lean I didn't look for what had moved it I did the thing the ground required A man was standing in the treeline He was not there when I was done I laid it back before the evening and left the way I always left [Chorus] It was there when I arrived It will be there when I am gone I only know the thing was tilted I only know I laid it down [Bridge] I don't know what the mark is I don't know what the ground holds I know the shape was there this morning I know I set it level with my hands The third time I had walked the distance before the light said I was there I laid it back I laid it back I laid it back and spoke no name [Final Chorus] It was there when I arrived It will be there when I am gone I only know the thing was tilted I only know I laid it down [Outro]
