[Verse 1] The lantern swayed slow on the old cabin door While the wind wrote in cursive with snow on the floor I’d been waiting on you to show up with the moon but my patience is waning I'll follow you soon. [Verse 2] There were tracks in the frost, maybe deer, maybe mine I followed them out past the fence’s thin line Where the hills wore a haze and the evergreen grows And the hoarfrost spreads in the arms of the loam. [Chorus] Watcher in the trees, what do you see? I laid down the names that I carry with me The night took my breath, but you gave me a sign That we never leave the hollow-black pines. [Verse 3] Your eyes peeked through the cracks in the trees A gaze of warmth in the long autumn freeze I wanted to see them again oh dear But I know you grow shy when the daylight draws near [Chorus] watchers in the wood, where the dark shadows climb I whispered the truths that were never quite mine The cold took my voice, but you left me a sign That we’re never as far from the hollow-black pines [Bridge] And maybe the road isn’t something to know But something to walk when there’s nowhere to go I gathered my thoughts in the form of a note And left them behind at the foot of your home [Final Chorus] here in the pines, the birds stay away I buried my questions and found them again you held me close in the morning rime And taught me the art of a wandering mind.
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