[Intro] [Slow, solemn nylon-string guitar pluck] [Deep, resonant double bass enters] [Verse 1] [Deep smoky alto, spoken word delivery, rhythmic and close to mic] Leaves fell from the same branch twice One turned to dust, one learned to fly The river split around a stone One current stayed, one moved alone [Verse 2] [Spoken word continue] [Faint, ghostly female hum in the background] Roots pulled deeper than the frost Old bark cracked, new sap was lost The owl called out a different name The echo answered all the same [Pre-Chorus] [Music swells gently] [Minor chord transition] [Chorus] [Melodic singing female vocals] Once someone inside me died And I became someone else My body walks the path alone While I am wind between the bells [Haunting female backing vocals join, echoing] I’m in the rain that caught the light I’m in the throats of morning birds I’m in the songs I used to write I’m in the ones I love, unheard [Main vocal deep and prominent] Everywhere and nowhere now [Female backing vocals whisper response] (Everywhere and nowhere now) [Verse 3] [Drop back to sparse double bass and acoustic guitar] [Deep baritone, spoken word delivery] The lantern cracked, the flame stayed bright It burned the hand that held it tight The meadow learned to hide its tracks The fox grew quiet, learned to ask [Interlude] [Somber, weeping viola solo over slow acoustic picking] [Chorus] [Melodic singing female vocals, intense and heavy] Once someone inside me died And I became someone else My body walks the path alone While I am wind between the bells [Haunting female backing vocals layering harmonies] I’m in the rain that caught the light I’m in the throats of morning birds I’m in the songs I used to write I’m in the ones I love, unheard Everywhere and nowhere now [Female backing vocals chant] (Everywhere and nowhere now) [Outro] [Music slows to a crawl, fading instruments] [Deep spoken murmur] Here I am… [Female backing vocals fade out, whispering] (everywhere… nowhere…) [Nylon guitar final single chord ring out] [End]
