Under the Willow (Hela keeps them)
[Verse 1] Thereโs a low white moon in a borrowed sky Cold enough to still the ground The willow bends like itโs done before Like it knows whoโs not around I didnโt come looking for a sign Or asking to understand I came to stand where the living stop And do what the living can [Chorus] So walk on steady, donโt look back Your breath has done its share Under the willow, Hela keeps What the body leaves in her care Lay your weight down in the grass The night will take it slow She donโt ask why youโre here tonight She already knows [Verse 2] Iโve been here for the quiet ones The sick, the tired, the old The ones who didnโt leave in flame or song Just ran out of years to hold The field donโt count what you shouldโve been The stars donโt keep a score Thereโs a place where the work of living ends And it isnโt asked for more [Chorus] So walk on steady, donโt look back Your breath has done its share Under the willow, Hela keeps What the body leaves in her care Lay your weight down in the grass Youโve carried it long enough The dead arenโt taken from this world Theyโre finished being tough [Verse 3] Some nights I bring the names out loud Some nights I keep them in Some nights I swear I hear their steps Where the soft ground dips in I donโt pretend Iโm strong enough To make this any fair I just stay put and hold the light Until theyโre not there [Refrain] Under the willow, stand and breathe Let the silence do its part Nothingโs being taken here Only set apart [Bridge - spoken/very soft] Youโre not being judged. Youโre not being weighed. Youโre being kept- Like something that matters Enough to be held Until nothing hurts anymore. [Final Chorus] So walk on steady, donโt look back Iโll stay till the night lets go Under the willow, Hela keeps What the living canโt hold no more Lay your weight down, lay it clean No debt, no victory Youโre not lost, and youโre not saved Youโre where youโre meant to be [Verse 4] I wonโt follow where youโre going now That roadโs not mine to take But Iโll remember how you stood your ground For every step you couldnโt make If thereโs a kindness left to do Itโs letting go when itโs time So Iโll leave you here with steadier hands Than anything I could find [Outro] The willow moves. The field stays still. Hela keeps them. And I always will.
