[Verse 1] The village hums with supper songs, the hearths all breathe and glow. I watch the children dance along, their laughter soft and low. The bread is warm, the ale is poured, the night begins to sing. But I am just the wind outside, that never touches spring. [Pre-Chorus 1] They whisper I was born too still, with eyes that would not close. They say the crows have marked my will, and follow where it goes. [Chorus] Among their shadows I am standing, a face they never claim. Their fires glow like gentle branding, their joy forgets my name. They dance, I keep my silence, they sleep while I recall — among their shadows, I see it all. [Verse 2] They speak of saints and harvest rain, of love and growing old. I speak to stones beside the lane, and secrets left in cold. Their daughters braid the summer’s hair, their sons return with game — I bring them luck they’re unaware, and never seek acclaim. [Pre-Chorus 2] The river knows my quiet tread, the trees have heard my vow. To live unseen, yet never dead — the forest knows me now. [Chorus] Among their shadows I am standing, a face they never claim. Their fires glow like gentle branding, their joy forgets my name. They dance, I keep my silence, they sleep while I recall — among their shadows, I see it all. [Bridge] One day the bell will call them home, the fields will drown in frost. They’ll search the woods and whisper low of something they have lost. And though they’ll never speak my truth, they’ll leave a plate of bread — for some small ghost or wayward youth who lingers where they tread. [Verse 3] I dance among the autumn leaves, where others learn to hide. We bloom where none believe in grace, but here we still abide. The night sky is our witness bright, its gaze both fierce and kind — we burn our quiet, fearless light, and leave no ash behind. [Final / Outro] The hearthlight fades, the wind grows deep, their songs begin to fall. I walk where even shadows sleep, and softly bless them all. For though they never knew my face, I’ve loved them through it all — among their shadows, I still stand tall.
