Trade My Bones -------------------- And I'm lost in a black, black forest Black sap sticky on my hands, dripping down It's a black, black, endless forest Shadows wake, each bone begins to pound It's a cold, cold, sweating forest Branches claw me toward the ground And I pray there's a clearing waiting past the thicket A static hum like wasps inside my chest I'd trade my bones to be in ocean waves Not here, where shadows follow and paths run out But I'm burning bark and sap to keep them back And every road I take leads to the Hollow's mouth Hush, it's a hungry, hungry forest, friend Branches claw me toward the ground And the path I walked bends back on itself The clearing is the place where I am found Still, I'd trade my bones to be by river's end Not here, where shadows follow and paths run out But I'm burning bark and sap to keep them back And every road I take leads to the Hollow's mouth Down, down, down I hear you breathing right behind me I feel your claws upon my skin Hollow, hollow, hollow, down I stop my running and I turn to face you I stop my running, I turn to face you Never was the prey, hear me out Now I'll let the roots grow up inside of me Now I'll let the circle close right on me Now I'll leave the world of men far behind me Now I'll let the bark grow thick all over me Now I'll leave the world of men far behind me, oh Now I'll let the bark grow thick all over me I'll let the circle close on me Now I'll leave the world of men far behind me, oh, I'm home Final breath in the Hollow. I am... --- "Trade My Bones" Copyright © 2025 Rick n' Stolti. All rights reserved. [email protected]
