[Verse 1] I walked alone where the forest bends No wind, no birds, no sense of end The trees were still, the moon was thin And something tall was watching in [Verse 2] No face to speak, no eyes to see Just trembling shape and symmetry Limbs too long, skin like shade It didn’t move — but I obeyed [Chorus] The encounter waits without a sound No breath, no voice, no solid ground It didn’t speak, it didn’t need It turned my thoughts to soil and seed A shadow made of hunger’s grace I met it once… and lost my face [Verse 3] It hovered just beyond the light Where dreams dissolve into the night My feet were cold, my heart was gone I wasn’t sure if I moved on [Bridge – whispered, fragile] It knew my name before I knew It whispered back what time withdrew A hum, a pull, a fractured tune… I blinked — it vanished with the moon [Final Chorus – fading, haunted] The encounter carved me into air I’m still there now, but I’m not there It’s tall, it’s thin, it waits to be Whatever’s left of what was me [Outro – spoken] I met a thing beneath the pine... And now my voice… Is not quite mine.
