The night walked in on velvet feet Through a forest stitched with starlight seams Every branch a quiet archway bending Over paths that only moonlight's tending Air tastes like pine and coming rain Washing off the whole world's daytime name Step so soft the earth can't hear you pass On a floor of needles, roots, and grass And if you hold your breath just right You can hear the forest sleeping tight Not dead — just dreaming This night beautiful forest feels like a prayer Hung between the earth and air No roof but constellations burning bright No walls but shadows holding light The wind is just the forest breathing low Saying "you're the safest you'll ever know" In this night beautiful forest, lost is found With my bare feet on holy ground Glow worms script their secrets in the dirt Little lanterns for the foxes and the hurt See the lake out there like polished stone Holding up the sky so it's not alone Dip your hand in — stars break on your skin Cold and clean and letting something in Not a sound except your own heart's drum Beating yes to everything to come Cities never taught me how to kneel But the forest does, and the forest heals No sermon, just the rustle of the leaves No altar, just the spaces in between So lay your worry down upon the loam Let the night beautiful forest lead you home This night beautiful forest feels like a prayer Hung between the earth and air No roof but constellations burning bright No walls but shadows holding light The wind is just the forest breathing low Saying "you're the safest you'll ever know" In this night beautiful forest, lost is found With my bare feet on holy ground Holy ground... night beautiful forest... Holy ground... just me and the chorus Of trees...
