[Verse 1] The creek kept time beneath the alder trees A silver thread unspooling past my knees Big paws pressed softly where the wet banks shone I followed little marks that led me home [Pre-Chorus] No fence, no bell, no hand held tight Just little sparks along the waterline [Chorus] It sang me breadcrumbs made of moon A quiet trail beneath the afternoon The ripples wrote your name in crooked lines Like handwriting the river left behind It sang me breadcrumbs made of moon And every step said I would find you soon [Verse 2] A feather caught upon a broken reed A red leaf turning where the current freed The bear looked back, then padded through the grass As if the road knew every heart could pass [Pre-Chorus] No map, no voice, no command to heed Just silver crumbs and room enough to breathe [Chorus] It sang me breadcrumbs made of moon A quiet trail beneath the afternoon The ripples wrote your name in crooked lines Like handwriting the river left behind It sang me breadcrumbs made of moon And every step said I would find you soon [Bridge] When the banks grew wide and the evening cooled The water kept the promise that it knew One line bent left, one line bent right Both found the same small lantern light [Final Chorus] It sang me breadcrumbs made of moon A tender trail beneath the waking blue The ripples wrote our names in crooked lines Two wild hearts learning how to read the signs It sang me breadcrumbs made of moon And the river carried us together soon [Outro] The bear lay down where the tall reeds leaned The last bright mark dissolved into the stream
