[start] [language: English] [sequence: intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, final chorus, outro] [Intro | organ swells | heavy bass] Some things grow slow... That's how they stay. [Verse 1 | silky lead vocal] Spring left its mark on the fence out back Summer baked the paint till it started to crack We kept showing up through every changing sky Adding one more season to the reason why [Pre-Chorus | vulnerable vocals] Strong isn't measured by the first bright spark, It's what still stands after the winter's passed. [Chorus | call-and-response | layering: vocal] Lead: Count the rings beneath the bark Backings: Every year... every mark... Lead: Solid ground when things get dark Backings: Holding fast... heart to heart... Lead: Roots don't hurry just to prove they're alive Backings: They survive Lead: That's the kind of love we built with time. [Verse 2 | silky lead vocal] Hands know the shape of the work we've done One steady promise instead of a run Every hard season settled into grain Turning old storms into lasting strength again [Chorus | call-and-response | layering: four-part vocal] Lead: Count the rings beneath the bark Backings: Every year... every mark... Lead: Solid ground when things get dark Backings: Holding fast... heart to heart... Lead: Every year became another stone Backings: Set below Lead: Giving us a place to call our own. [Bridge | organ swells | vulnerable vocals] No rush to outrun tomorrow, No need to chase the morning light. The years have spoken quietly— And they've always been right. [Final Chorus | call-and-response | layering: four-part vocal | climax] Lead: Count the rings beneath the bark Backings: Every year... every mark... Lead: Solid ground when things get dark Backings: Standing firm... heart to heart... Lead: Long after every passing storm has gone Backings: We stay strong Lead: Still growing where we've both belonged. [Outro | fade: out | diminuendo: gradual] Count the rings... They tell the story. [end]
