What We Leave Beneath

Weathered Pine

Piney

Weathered Pine

alternative rock, reggae, roots-rock

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I wanted every wire ripped out,
The whole damn thing in flames.
You looked at all that sleeping glass.
I thought about the names.
The girl who fell.
The captain's shore.
The years I couldn't leave.
We shut the room behind us.
There was nothing left to read.

[Chorus]
Let the rain wash out our footprints.
Let the roots grow through the sand.
We can't take back what brought us here,
But we can choose where we stand.
There's a whole life left above us.
There's a home we've yet to see.
Let the old road end behind us.
Keep that door beneath our feet.
What we leave beneath.

[Verse 2]
We dragged the loose stone down the steps
And packed it in the stair.
You held the light.
I hauled the dirt.
We filled the empty air.
We sealed the entrance, course by course,
Then buried every seam.
By dawn, the place that stole my life
Was somewhere under green.

Your father had the missing key.
We knew what stayed below.
No sign.
No map.
No trail of string
To show which way to go.
We weren't about to spend our lives
On watch outside that room.
We had to make a life worth guarding,
Not another kind of tomb.

[Verse 3]
The first hard rain undid our tracks.
The seasons did the rest.
The saplings took the clearing back.
The needles hid the steps.
I learned the sound of you asleep,
The way you took your tea.
We made a home.
We made our vows.
You made some room for me.

Then Liam came.
Then Finn came too.
Two boys who never learned
How close their father came to losing
Every page he'd ever turned.
Now Liam's twelve and Finn is seven.
There's a racket down the hall.
I used to beg to hear some silence.
Now I listen for them all.

[Bridge]
Sometimes a window catches moonlight.
For a second, I'm back there.
Then you call me from the kitchen
And I leave the empty chair.
The past can have the years it took.
It doesn't get tonight.
There's a boy who needs a bedtime story.
I'll be choosing what I write.

[Final Chorus]
Let the rain wash out our footprints.
Let the roots grow through the sand.
We can't take back what brought us here,
But we can choose where we stand.
There's a whole life here above it.
There's a home we get to keep.
Two boys laughing in the hallway,
And a promise buried deep.
What we leave beneath.

[Outro]
We still know where the doorway stands.
We still know what it cost.
The forest took the road away.
That doesn't mean it's lost.

You reach for me.
I take your hand.
The boys are calling us to eat.

We turn toward home
And leave it underneath.

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[Verse 1] We went back down beneath the roots, Past the papers on the floor. That mirror stood there in the frame I'd sworn I'd see no more. You stopped beside the empty chair And laid your hand in mine. We couldn't leave a door like that For someone else to find. I wanted every wire ripped out, The whole damn thing in flames. You looked at all that sleeping glass. I thought about the names. The girl who fell. The captain's shore. The years I couldn't leave. We shut the room behind us. There was nothing left to read. [Chorus] Let the rain wash out our footprints. Let the roots grow through the sand. We can't take back what brought us here, But we can choose where we stand. There's a whole life left above us. There's a home we've yet to see. Let the old road end behind us. Keep that door beneath our feet. What we leave beneath. [Verse 2] We dragged the loose stone down the steps And packed it in the stair. You held the light. I hauled the dirt. We filled the empty air. We sealed the entrance, course by course, Then buried every seam. By dawn, the place that stole my life Was somewhere under green. Your father had the missing key. We knew what stayed below. No sign. No map. No trail of string To show which way to go. We weren't about to spend our lives On watch outside that room. We had to make a life worth guarding, Not another kind of tomb. [Chorus] Let the rain wash out our footprints. Let the roots grow through the sand. We can't take back what brought us here, But we can choose where we stand. There's a whole life left above us. There's a home we've yet to see. Let the old road end behind us. Keep that door beneath our feet. What we leave beneath. [Verse 3] The first hard rain undid our tracks. The seasons did the rest. The saplings took the clearing back. The needles hid the steps. I learned the sound of you asleep, The way you took your tea. We made a home. We made our vows. You made some room for me. Then Liam came. Then Finn came too. Two boys who never learned How close their father came to losing Every page he'd ever turned. Now Liam's twelve and Finn is seven. There's a racket down the hall. I used to beg to hear some silence. Now I listen for them all. [Bridge] Sometimes a window catches moonlight. For a second, I'm back there. Then you call me from the kitchen And I leave the empty chair. The past can have the years it took. It doesn't get tonight. There's a boy who needs a bedtime story. I'll be choosing what I write. [Final Chorus] Let the rain wash out our footprints. Let the roots grow through the sand. We can't take back what brought us here, But we can choose where we stand. There's a whole life here above it. There's a home we get to keep. Two boys laughing in the hallway, And a promise buried deep. What we leave beneath. [Outro] We still know where the doorway stands. We still know what it cost. The forest took the road away. That doesn't mean it's lost. You reach for me. I take your hand. The boys are calling us to eat. We turn toward home And leave it underneath.

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