[Verse 1] You stepped from the birchwood carrying rain Gold on your cheek like a match struck plain Your white eyes found me through the fern And every road I knew took a turn [Pre-Chorus] I held my breath beside the stone You spoke my name as if you'd known [Chorus] Stay where the old roots hold the ground Stay till the last brown leaf comes down If you are a dream, don't let me wake If you are a door, show me what to take [Verse 2] A fox moved softly under the thorn The creek kept time against the worn You wore the dusk like borrowed thread And left one silver feather where you stood instead [Pre-Chorus] I followed signs no map could keep Past hollow trees and pools of sleep [Chorus] Stay where the old roots hold the ground Stay till the last brown leaf comes down If you are a dream, don't let me wake If you are a door, show me what to take [Bridge] When winter closes every trail When frost turns grass to painted nail I will return with open hands To find your footprints in the sand [Final Chorus] Stay where the old roots hold the ground Stay till the last brown leaf comes down If you are a dream, don't let me wake If you are a door, show me what to take [Outro] Gold on your cheek, rain in your hair I turn, and find you everywhere
