[Verse 1] We packed the blankets and the cheap red wine Told each other this would pass The fire was small on purpose So the dark could still hear us laugh [Verse 2] You said the stars looked borrowed I said the cold was just a phase We both knew we were lying But the woods don’t keep the days [Chorus] We told the woods we were fine Said it twice so it would stick They listened like they always do Then they started answering back [Verse 3] First it was just the wind Repeating the last thing you said Then it was your voice exactly Coming from a tree instead [Bridge] (whispered, almost no guitar) I stopped feeding the fire You stopped looking at me The woods kept our sentences And finished them quietly [Final Chorus] We told the woods we were fine One last time, then we— (single soft kick) left the words behind
