[Verse 1] I found the ring of stones By the alder creek Your names were in the mud Soft as a cut reed Foxfire in the leaves Lanterns in the black They left a trail of ash And never called it back [Pre-Chorus] Hush now Hear the rootwork rise Little hands in the bark Little mouths in the pines Step slow Past the hanging moss If they know your true name You will feel the loss [Chorus] Mossbone signal Call me home Mossbone signal Down below They dance in the thorns They sleep in the rain Mossbone signal Say my name (say my name) [Verse 2] A crow on the fencepost Blinking like a curse I set a bowl of milk Then the cold got worse Footprints in the silt Too small for a child Too deep for any deer Too neat for the wild [Pre-Chorus] Hush now Hear the rootwork rise Little hands in the bark Little mouths in the pines Step slow Past the hanging moss If they know your true name You will feel the loss [Chorus] Mossbone signal Call me home Mossbone signal Down below They dance in the thorns They sleep in the rain Mossbone signal Say my name (say my name) [Bridge] I saw them in the fog Bone-white and green Tangled in the birch Like a half-remembered dream No church bells here Just beetle and stream If I leave a silver coin Will they leave me clean? [Chorus] Mossbone signal Call me home Mossbone signal Down below They dance in the thorns They sleep in the rain Mossbone signal Say my name (say my name)
