68) Song - The Hollow Road Warning Prayer

[Verse 1] There’s a road past the water mill, where the sign’s long torn away, And the trees lean in like they’re listening, to what the lost folks say. Bootsteps echo on the gravel, where the moon forgets to shine, And if you follow too long, my dear, you might not come back this time. [Pre-Chorus] I heard her hum in the wheat fields low, A song that don’t belong to the living no more... [Chorus] Down that hollow road, where the names fade slow, And the river runs red under the undertow, If you hear a voice say “Come on home,” Don’t turn around—keep walkin’ alone. "Keep walkin' home" [Verse 2] Found a locket in the dirt, with a face I swear I know, She was smiling like the summer, in a time long ago. Every mile marker’s crooked, every crow knows my name, And I can’t tell if I’m haunted, or I’m playin’ the same old game. [Pre-Chorus] The lantern sways, and the stars all hide, And I swear I saw her just beyond the roadside... [Chorus] Down that hollow road, where the echoes go, Where the whispers sing, soft and low, If the wind starts hummin’ that tune you know, Don’t turn around—keep walkin’ alone. "Keep walkin' home" [Bridge] She said, “Love’s a shadow dressed in lace, You chase her down, she hides her face.” And I’ve been runnin’ through the smoke and stone, Tryna find a way back home... [Breakdown] – (Instrumental Build) (Fiddle moans, drum brushes roll in slow, organ hums like breath through broken glass) [Final Chorus] Down that hollow road, through the black and cold, Where the tales get told and the souls get sold, If you hear that hum in your radio tone— Don’t turn around, Don’t turn around, Keep walkin’ alone. "Keep walkin' home" [Outro] (Whispered female voice over static) “Not every light leads home, darling...”