[Verse 1] You came down where the fern leaves bend Mud on your paws, rain on your skin The birch trees leaned like curious friends And made a little room for you within [Pre-Chorus] A thrush took one bright note The creek carried it along Then every branch grew still As if it knew where you belonged [Chorus] Say it again—this hollow remembers Say it again—your name in the trees They pass it around like polite applause Soft as a blessing, light as the breeze You don’t have to wander, you don’t have to hide The hill has a place for your heavy stride Say it again—this hollow remembers And now it remembers me [Verse 2] The moss made a bed by the old stone wall The fox left berries beside the door Even the owls in the cedar tall Called your name once, then called it once more [Pre-Chorus] The dusk put gold on the grass The pine held open the sky You lowered your head and listened While the whole green valley replied [Chorus] Say it again—this hollow remembers Say it again—your name in the trees They pass it around like polite applause Soft as a blessing, light as the breeze You don’t have to wander, you don’t have to hide The hill has a place for your heavy stride Say it again—this hollow remembers And now it remembers me [Bridge] [Lead] Who made a home of the silence? [Voices] You did, you did [Lead] Who heard the heart in the branches? [Voices] We did, we did [Lead] If you forget by the morning [Voices] We’ll say it gently [All] The hollow will keep it for you As long as the roots run deep [Final Chorus] Say it again—this hollow remembers Say it again—your name in the trees They pass it around like polite applause Soft as a blessing, light as the breeze You don’t have to wander, you don’t have to hide The hill has a place for your heavy stride Say it again—this hollow remembers And now it remembers me [Outro] [Voices] Your name in the leaves [Lead] Your name in the rain [Voices] Your name in the hollow [All] Welcome home again
