THE JUNIPER TREE (BIG METAL VERSION) [INTRO] Snow falls silent on a buried sin, A whisper curls where the dark begins. Blood on the roots, truth left unsaid— The tree remembers every drop that bled. [VERSE 1] A mother’s grave beneath the bark, A father blind to what stirs in the dark. A boy betrayed by a jealous hand, His shadow swallowed by the hungry land. The earth took him in, cold and deep, But the Juniper swore he would not sleep. [PRE-CHORUS] The wind carries what the living forget, The soil keeps every secret it’s met. [CHORUS] Rise from the Juniper Tree, Break from the earth that tried to bury thee. Your voice returns where the liars flee— Rise, rise, from the Juniper Tree. [VERSE 2] The stepmother’s smile cracks at the seams, Her guilt stalks her in waking dreams. The ground shakes under every lie, The sky turns red, the crows won’t fly. The tree groans low with a ghostly breath— A promise whispered stronger than death. [PRE-CHORUS] The wind carries what the living forget, The soil keeps every secret it’s met. [CHORUS] Rise from the Juniper Tree, Break from the earth that tried to bury thee. Your voice returns where the liars flee— Rise, rise, from the Juniper Tree. [EXTENDED SECTION — RESURRECTION] A shadow forms from ash and bone, A voice returns that was never gone. The house trembles under judgment’s weight, The guilty choke on the fate they create. A scream
