Veil of Rivers

[Verse 1] I found a stone in the grass Cold as a secret in my hand It held the shape of a question That I could not understand The creek kept writing its answers On the skin of the sand I followed the bend in silence Like it knew where I stand [Pre-Chorus] Tell me, what do we carry? Tell me, what leaves no trace? Why do the stars keep turning When I can’t hold their place? [Chorus] Mysteries of life Pull me under Mysteries of life Soft as thunder Mysteries of life I still believe You are the key I am the leaf (I am the leaf) [Verse 2] My mother kept old prayers Folded into a blue apron hem My father said, “Walk on gently” Then walked into fog again I saw my name in a puddle Then it broke with a bird’s first call Maybe we’re just borrowed Maybe that’s the whole thing after all [Pre-Chorus] Tell me, what do we carry? Tell me, what leaves no trace? Why do the stars keep turning When I can’t hold their place? [Chorus] Mysteries of life Pull me under Mysteries of life Soft as thunder Mysteries of life I still believe You are the key I am the leaf (I am the leaf) [Bridge] If I never solve it Let the wonder stay Let the dark be honest Let the dawn make its way I will walk with questions Like a line of candles lit Every little ending Turns and opens into it [Final Chorus] Mysteries of life Pull me under Mysteries of life Soft as thunder Mysteries of life I still believe You are the key I am the leaf (I am the leaf)