[Verse 1] I folded my hands beneath the cedar Kept my name beneath my tongue Dust had settled on the window The afternoon was nearly done [Pre-Chorus] Every path I took grew thinner Every door forgot my face So I listened to the buried water Moving underneath the place [Chorus] Lay the quiet over me Like a shawl in winter air Let the old roots hold my breathing Till I find myself still there I am not lost in the silence I am learning how to stay With the weight beneath my ribs And the small return of day [Verse 2] There were letters in the floorboards Written by a younger hand Promises I could not carry Left like shells beneath the sand [Pre-Chorus] Now the dark is not a doorway Now the dark is only deep And the heart can make a shelter From the things it cannot keep [Chorus] Lay the quiet over me Like a shawl in winter air Let the old roots hold my breathing Till I find myself still there I am not lost in the silence I am learning how to stay With the weight beneath my ribs And the small return of day [Bridge] If you find me, do not wake me Let the morning take its time There is mercy in the waiting There is water under stone [Final Chorus] Lay the quiet over me I can feel the room grow wide All the roots that once restrained me Make a ladder at my side I am not lost in the silence I am gathering what remains And the woman in the stillness Has begun to say her name [Outro] Beneath the cedar, I remain Beneath the cedar, I remain
