[Intro: lute alone, slow ticking clockwork, hummed melody] (hummed melody, low and reverberated) [Verse 1: dark baritone, half-chanted, lute and ticking only] For bone and marrow flesh be so Wither away, begot the snow Bide your time for pace be quick All is not a simple trick [Interlude: reverberated humming of the melody over hurdy-gurdy drone] (hummed melody, no words, gears turning underneath) [Verse 2: bowed bass joins, clockwork percussion thickens] Find yourself upon the mine Beneath the weight of stone and time Klicks and klacks and leaves will rot Across the stream of stolen thoughts [Chorus: full band, distorted guitar and hurdy-gurdy, belted] Betwixt gear and leaf we grow Rust above and root below Wind the spring and turn the soil Every heart's a wheel of toil Betwixt gear and leaf we grow [Verse 3: half-chanted, anvil hits on the downbeats] Become appared with destiny Aspiring truth betwixt the tree Carve it out you foment faith Klick and clack your brain gears chafe [Chorus: full band, harmonized, building] Betwixt gear and leaf we grow Rust above and root below Wind the spring and turn the soil Every heart's a wheel of toil Betwixt gear and leaf we grow [Bridge: stripped down, lute and whispered vocals, clockwork slows] (whispered) Tick — Your heart runs cold Tock — The tree grows old Tick — The gears find gloom Tock — The flowers bloom [Instrumental Break: hurdy-gurdy lead over doom guitar, hummed melody returns beneath] [Final Chorus: full band, choir harmony, belted, peak] Betwixt gear and leaf we grow Rust above and root below Wind the spring and turn the soil Every heart's a wheel of toil Betwixt gear and leaf we gro-ow Betwixt gear and leaf we grow [Outro: lute alone, ticking slows to a stop, hummed melody fades] (hummed melody, reverberated, fading) Bide your time... for pace be quick [End]
