[Verse 1] Bootprints in the bracken Cloak cut from the morning fog Hooded eyes A quiet hand Moving like a shadow through the bog Signals in the treetops One soft whistle Then he's gone Leather glove and hidden blade Carrying a kingdom in his palm [Chorus] This is the falconer's song High over branch and stone Freedom in every turn Control in every bone Riding the edge of the wind Where secrets don't belong I serve in the silence I live where the wild things roam (oh—hear the falconer's song) [Verse 2] Ravens on the rampart Listen as the forest speaks Names sewn in a coded thread Traded in the tavern every week Lanterns on the river Mirror back a burning sky One sharp cry above the pines Orders given Never asking why [Chorus] This is the falconer's song High over branch and stone Freedom in every turn Control in every bone Riding the edge of the wind Where secrets don't belong I serve in the silence I live where the wild things roam (hey, hear the falconer's song) [Bridge] I let him fly Far from my hand From my command Yet every dive Comes back to me Back to this stand Hunter and hunted Master and servant as one Tied by a thread Cut by the sun [Chorus] This is the falconer's song High over branch and stone Freedom in every turn Control in every bone Riding the edge of the wind Where secrets still feel strong I serve in the silence I live where the wild things roam (oh—hear the falconer's song)
