Lay Me Down With The Pines
Sparse acoustic ballad with male vocals, fingerpicked guitar and soft upright bass, Intimate, close-mic verse, almost whispered; chorus opens slightly with airy pad and distant pedal steel swells, Subtle brushed snare enters halfway, then fades to just voice and guitar for the final lines, leaving a hanging reverb tail
[Verse 1] Nothing left Nowhere to go Just me and the wind on this old dirt road Sky so wide it swallows my name Footsteps fading like they never came [Chorus] Lay me down to rest now Under branches bending low I have lived my life out That’s all the world needs to know No speeches No last letters Let the river carry on Not a word Not a whisper No one knows that I am gone [Verse 2] Pocket full of worn-out days All my yesterdays turned to clay Birds don’t ask where I’ve been They just circle Then they ride the wind [Chorus] Lay me down to rest now Under branches bending low I have lived my life out That’s all the world needs to know No speeches No last letters Let the river carry on Not a word Not a whisper No one knows that I am gone
