Where the Moss Grows (The Forest Speaks Album: Track 6)

[Intro (warm guitar, forest ambience)] [Verse 1 (intimate, hopeful)] Found her where the moss grows thick and green In the quiet spaces in between The old trees and the morning light She wasn't looking, neither was I that night [Verse 2 (harmony enters softly)] She asked about the forest, why I come here I told her truths I've never said so clear About the pines that listened when I broke About the creek that taught me how to let go [Chorus (warm, building)] Where the moss grows, where the light comes through Where the ancient knows the new Where the broken finds the whole Where the forest heals the soul That's where I found you Where the moss grows [Verse 3 (pedal steel enters)] She understands the wildness and the roots Doesn't ask me to hide or substitute Sees the man the forest helped me be Loves the complicated parts of me [Verse 4 (building strings)] We walk the trails in comfortable silence No need to fill the space with false reliance The trees approve, I feel it in the air Two people growing side by side with care [Chorus (fuller, joyful)] Where the moss grows, where the light comes through Where the ancient knows the new Where the broken finds the whole Where the forest heals the soul That's where I found you Where the moss grows [Bridge (stripped to vocal and soft guitar)] She's wild and rooted, just like me Grounded but unafraid to be Completely, honestly herself Like the forest never needs anyone's help [Instrumental Break (atmospheric swells, pedal steel with delay)] [Final Chorus (resolved, complete)] Where the moss grows, where the light comes through Where the ancient knows the new Where the broken finds the whole Where the forest heals the soul That's where I found you Thank god I found you Where the moss grows [Outro (fading warmth, birds chirping)] Where the moss grows... where we both can grow... Where the moss grows... finally home...