[Verse 1] You left your red scarf by the doorway Dust gathered softly where you stood I follow the creek past the old mill Where the pines lean over the wood [Pre-Chorus] The hill keeps every footstep The river keeps your name I carry what you handed me Like a coal beneath the rain [Chorus] I will cross the fields that turn to ash I will climb the ridge against the wind If your voice is still inside the mountain I will find the way back in Hold on, hold on, the dawn is near I can feel the thaw begin [Verse 2] At the stone gate, foxgloves are nodding A crow lifts from the weathered rail I tie your scarf around my shoulder And walk where the narrow tracks grow pale [Pre-Chorus] The hill keeps every footstep The river keeps your name I carry what you handed me Like a coal beneath the rain [Chorus] I will cross the fields that turn to ash I will climb the ridge against the wind If your voice is still inside the mountain I will find the way back in Hold on, hold on, the dawn is near I can feel the thaw begin [Bridge] If the road has lost its markers If the snow erases home I will follow one small red thread Till I’m not walking alone [Final Chorus] I have crossed the fields that turned to ash I have climbed the ridge against the wind Now your voice comes down the mountain And I know the way back in Hold on, hold on, the dawn is here See the thaw beneath our skin [Outro] Your red scarf rests beside me Morning gathers on the hill
