[Intro] [Sparse acoustic guitar picking, reverb] [Verse 1] First run down and the time was clean Fastest ghost the hill had seen Snow still falling where his edges bit Thirty million people holding their breath [Pre-Chorus] Threw his poles like they meant nothing now Climbed the fence and he didn't look back [Chorus] Into the trees Into the trees When the whole world's watching And you can't breathe You don't need a medal You don't need a crown Sometimes the bravest thing Is walking out [Verse 2] Second run and the gate swings wide Twenty-five years scattered down the side Another name is glowing on the screen The mountain doesn't care what could have been [Pre-Chorus] I just needed time to be alone I just needed somewhere that felt like home [Chorus] Into the trees Into the trees When the whole world's watching And you can't breathe You don't need a medal You don't need a crown Sometimes the bravest thing Is walking out [Bridge] [Building dynamics, electric swells] Cold air burning in his chest Boot prints carving through the snow Past the flags and past the lights To a place where no one has to know Just the sound of branches breaking And his heartbeat slowing down Even gold can't weigh as much As standing there without a sound [Chorus - Full Band Explosion] Into the trees Into the trees When the whole world's watching And you can't breathe You don't need a medal You don't need a crown Sometimes the bravest thing Is walking out [Outro] [Back to sparse acoustic] Into the trees Into the trees I just needed time
