Verse 1] I walked where the thorn trees twisted in the rain Where the moon wore silver scars and never spoke my name I drank from hidden rivers, slept beneath the stone While kingdoms built their walls and called their cages home They wrote me into shadows, they carved me into fear But the wind remembers every truth they would not hear The wild kept my fire when the hearth denied my flame And every wolf beside me knew my ancient name [Chorus] I am returning from the wilderness Not seeking mercy, not seeking less I come as equal beneath the sky Born of the earth, not made to comply No crown above me, no chain below The stars remember what rivers know I was never fallen, never undone I rise beside you beneath the sun [Verse 2] The mountains taught me patience, the oceans taught me grace The hawk became my witness through every nameless place I learned the tongue of thunder, the language of the trees And found no law in nature that demanded I should kneel The serpent was a teacher, not a keeper of deceit It showed me every pathway where freedom and wisdom meet So I return unbroken, carrying dawn in hand Not to conquer any kingdom, but to finally take my stand [Chorus] I am returning from the wilderness Not seeking mercy, not seeking less I come as equal beneath the sky Born of the earth, not made to comply No crown above me, no chain below The stars remember what rivers know I was never fallen, never undone I rise beside you beneath the sun [Bridge] Hear the lark above the valley Hear the lion in the plain Hear the daughters of tomorrow Calling through the wind again Not vengeance, not destruction Not bitterness or blame Only the oldest of freedoms Spoken aloud in my name [Final Chorus] I am returning from the wilderness Bearing the years upon my dress The moon behind me, the dawn ahead The living walking where legends tread Hand beside hand where we belong Neither ruler nor ruled for long The wild and the garden become as one And I rise beside you beneath the sun [Outro] The wild remembers... The wild remembers... And now I am home.
