[Intro – distant howls, wind through trees, low choir] (whispered, layered voices like many wolves speaking as one) We saw him… We remember… (low chant) “Testes sumus…” (We are witnesses…) ⸻ [Verse 1 – calm, observant, storytelling tone] He came to the roots as a righteous man Laid down his bones where the green should stand Spoke her name like it would be enough But the soil beneath him did not open up He believed in the weight of his final breath That the earth would forgive what he carried to death But we felt the ground turn cold instead No hand of bloom… no grace… no bed ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – building, quiet judgment] He thought himself… worthy of the deep… But the forest knows what men try to keep… ⸻ [Chorus – powerful, collective, declarative] 🌿 THE FOREST DOESN’T FORGET 🌿 What he was and what he kept Roots denied and spirit left We remember… we remember 🌿 NO EMBRACE, NO GENTLE END 🌿 No return to earth again He walks the path that does not bend We remember… we remember ⸻ [Verse 2 – more vivid, describing his decay] He rose again though none had called A hollow frame that could not fall He spoke of wrongs he meant to mend But lost the shape of where to end He tried to walk a path undone Chasing ghosts of what he’d done But time consumed what mind remained And left behind a wandering stain ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – stronger, layered voices] He carried guilt… but lost the name… Of what it was that lit the flame… ⸻ [Chorus – heavier, more tragic] 🌿 THE FOREST DOESN’T FORGET 🌿 Even when he can’t regret Even when his thoughts reset We remember… we remember 🌿 NO RELEASE, NO QUIET SLEEP 🌿 Only roots that will not keep He became what crawls beneath We remember… we remember ⸻ [Bridge – Amalachia’s presence, wolves fall silent] (soft female voice, distant, like through soil) He was seen… He was weighed… (pause… then final) …and he was left. (wolves return, low growl under choir) ⸻ [Breakdown – heavy, rhythmic, almost ritualistic] HE WALKS WITHOUT A NAME HE ROTS WITHOUT A GRAVE HE FORGOT THE SIN HE MADE BUT STILL HE IS NOT SAVED ⸻ [Final Chorus – grand, sorrowful, eternal] 🌿 THE FOREST DOESN’T FORGET 🌿 Even when his path is set Even when his soul is spent We remember… we remember 🌿 NO MOTHER, NO RETURN 🌿 Only lessons never learned He is what the roots refused And the forest still has use ⸻ [Outro – distant howls fading into wind] (soft, fading) We remember… …even when he cannot…
