Verse 1 [Male 1] The river spits me onto moss that drinks the cold away My bones still sing the glacier’s song, but softer now they sway The trees lean in like strangers offering a hand After all the lost, I almost understand [Switch to Female 1] A voice like wind through leaves, a hand upon my arm They see the frost still clinging, yet they offer me their warmth Chorus [Male 1 with layered harmonies] These green arms borrow what the ice refused to claim A fragile thread of belonging in the hollow of my name I feel the roots remember every soul they’ve ever held But for tonight the forest lets me be someone else Verse 2 [Male 1] They speak of blight and seed and court of thorns that wait Their eyes hold stories heavier than any weight I tell them nothing of the wyrm, the screams beneath the ice Yet something in their silence says they’ve paid their own price [Switch to Female 1] The pixie laughs like bells, the treant nods so slow The blade-dancer’s hand is steady, the herbalist’s eyes aglow Chorus [Male 1 with fuller harmonies] These green arms borrow what the ice refused to claim A fragile thread of belonging in the hollow of my name I feel the roots remember, but they do not turn away For now I let them hold me, come what price I pay Bridge [Male 1] The guilt still rides my shoulders like the water’s final chill But here the ground is breathing, and the dark feels almost still I know the curse will follow, it always finds its way Yet in this borrowed moment, I almost want to stay [Switch to Female 1] So sing with us, they say, and let the forest hear Your voice has carried sorrow, now let it carry cheer Chorus [Male 1 with all voices swelling] These green arms borrow, and I let them take their due The hope is not forever, but for now it feels true The ice is far behind me, the wyrm still in my dreams But here among the living, I almost dare to breathe
