The Keeper of the White Tree

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[Intro]
Barefoot on the frost, I climb the hill at dawn
Silver bell on my wrist, my jar of rain in my palm

[Verse 1]
There's a tree behind my house that only I can see
Bark as pale as milk, and the leaves don't fall for free
Every night I trim the twigs and bind them up with thread
And I hang a little bell where the silver branches spread
The moths come down to drink the dew I leave them in a dish
And the roots run under the gate as deep as any wish

[Pre-Chorus]
And the roots go down, and the roots go deep
To the great ash tree where the old worlds sleep

[Chorus]
I'm the keeper of the white tree
Where the snow-white blossoms grow
I water every root I see
In the realm where the white winds blow
And the bells ring out to call me
On the branch where the lanterns glow
I'm the keeper of the white tree
And the tree is keeping me

[Verse 2]
I followed down the roots one night, past the garden wall
Till the soil turned into starlight, and I saw it, tall
Yggdrasil was standing with nine worlds in its crown
And my little tree was one white leaf on a branch bending down
An owl looked down and said, "So you're the one who came,
The keeper of the little tree. We always knew your name."

[Pre-Chorus]
And the roots go down, and the roots go deep
To the great ash tree where the old worlds sleep

[Bridge]
Wings of frost along my shoulders
Pixie dust in every fold
I shake it over one small corner
Of a tree a world too old

[Final Chorus]
I'm the keeper of the white tree
Where the snow-white blossoms grow
I water every root I see
From my garden to the world below
And nine worlds ring out to call me
From the branch where the lanterns glow
I'm the keeper of the great tree
And the great tree's keeping me

[Outro]
Back at home, I hang the jar and set it in the frost
I scatter pixie dust, and not a leaf is lost

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[Intro] Barefoot on the frost, I climb the hill at dawn Silver bell on my wrist, my jar of rain in my palm [Verse 1] There's a tree behind my house that only I can see Bark as pale as milk, and the leaves don't fall for free Every night I trim the twigs and bind them up with thread And I hang a little bell where the silver branches spread The moths come down to drink the dew I leave them in a dish And the roots run under the gate as deep as any wish [Pre-Chorus] And the roots go down, and the roots go deep To the great ash tree where the old worlds sleep [Chorus] I'm the keeper of the white tree Where the snow-white blossoms grow I water every root I see In the realm where the white winds blow And the bells ring out to call me On the branch where the lanterns glow I'm the keeper of the white tree And the tree is keeping me [Verse 2] I followed down the roots one night, past the garden wall Till the soil turned into starlight, and I saw it, tall Yggdrasil was standing with nine worlds in its crown And my little tree was one white leaf on a branch bending down An owl looked down and said, "So you're the one who came, The keeper of the little tree. We always knew your name." [Pre-Chorus] And the roots go down, and the roots go deep To the great ash tree where the old worlds sleep [Chorus] I'm the keeper of the white tree Where the snow-white blossoms grow I water every root I see In the realm where the white winds blow And the bells ring out to call me On the branch where the lanterns glow I'm the keeper of the white tree And the tree is keeping me [Bridge] Wings of frost along my shoulders Pixie dust in every fold I shake it over one small corner Of a tree a world too old [Final Chorus] I'm the keeper of the white tree Where the snow-white blossoms grow I water every root I see From my garden to the world below And nine worlds ring out to call me From the branch where the lanterns glow I'm the keeper of the great tree And the great tree's keeping me [Outro] Back at home, I hang the jar and set it in the frost I scatter pixie dust, and not a leaf is lost

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