[Intro – spoken or half-sung over a slow skank] Feel the ground beneath your feet… Every root is talking, every tree is listening… [Verse 1] Deep in the soil where the silence grows Roots of the forest hold the stories we know Lifetimes tangled like the vines in the shade What we bury still feeds us in the light of the day You can cut the tree but the root still remains Carrying the bloodline through the sunshine and rain Nature don’t rush, she just patiently waits Teaching the lessons we forget in the haste [Chorus] Roots of lifetimes, roots of the forest Intertwined, never separate, never forced Nature shows us more than we realize Look to the trees and you’ll open your eyes Roots of lifetimes, roots of the forest Holding us steady when the wind gets the strongest [Verse 2] See how the mycelium weaves underground Connecting the strong to the ones who feel down Same way our ancestors walk in our bones Whispering wisdom when we feel alone River don’t fight the stone in its path It just keeps flowing, finding a new way past Mountain stands quiet through the seasons that change Showing us strength that don’t need to explain [Chorus] Roots of lifetimes, roots of the forest Intertwined, never separate, never forced Nature shows us more than we realize Look to the trees and you’ll open your eyes Roots of lifetimes, roots of the forest Holding us steady when the wind gets the strongest [Bridge – drop the drums a little, let the bass and keys breathe] I used to think I was standing alone Till I felt the roots reaching under the stone Every scar, every joy, every name that I carry Is part of the forest that never gets buried [Final Chorus – bigger, with ad-libs] Roots of lifetimes, roots of the forest Intertwined… (never separate) Nature shows us more than we realize Look to the trees… (and open your eyes) Roots of lifetimes, roots of the forest Holding us steady… when the wind gets the strongest [Outro – fading] Feel the ground… Feel the ground… Every root is talking…
