[Verse 1] You left your coat beside the well The sleeve still smelled of cedar rain I found your map beneath the bread With one road circled twice in red [Chorus] If you can hear me past the pines I’ll keep a place beside the fire The hills may hide the morning line But nothing buried stays unknown [Verse 2] The river took the paper signs And carried all their names downstream We crossed the field at harvest’s end With muddy hems and borrowed bread [Chorus] If you can hear me past the pines I’ll keep a place beside the fire The hills may hide the morning line But nothing buried stays unknown [Bridge] No crown can hold the changing leaves No gate can make the roots obey We plant the names we dared to keep And wait for green to split the clay [Final Chorus] If you can hear me past the pines Come take your place beside the fire The hills have opened up the line And every hidden seed is home [Outro] The sleeve still smells of cedar rain The road runs on; we know your name
