The Ghost in the Tall Grass

[Verse 1] The wolf is counting heartbeats in the dark The deer is frozen by a sudden spark One lives to kill, the other learns to flee But neither one has eyes to look at me I am the stone the river flows around I make no shadow, and I make no sound [Chorus] I’m not the hunger, I’m not the fear I’m the silence that the forest hears Break the cycle, let the seasons spin I won’t lose, 'cause I won't join the win In a world of teeth and trembling bone I walk the middle path, but not alone. [Verse 2] The mass is moving in a frantic tide Looking for a place to hunt or hide They sharpen blades or build a higher wall Waiting for the hammer-blow to fall But I have stepped outside the heavy gate I see the man, beyond the mask of hate [Bridge] The hunter starves when the game is gone. The hunted dies before the dawn. But the mountain... the mountain just is. [Chorus] I’m not the hunger, I’m not the fear I’m the silence that the forest hears Break the cycle, let the seasons spin I won’t lose, 'cause I won't join the win In a world of teeth and trembling bone I walk the middle path, but not alone.