The Dead Tree Still Stands

[Intro] Empty field Cold blue sky One tall shadow Reaching high [Verse 1] Bark cracked open Bones of a giant Every broken limb Still so defiant We carved our names In that rough gray skin Time took the color But the shape stayed in [Chorus] The dead tree still stands Like a photograph in the sand What we were in every line Every ring that marked our time I will honor what we had Every joy Every scar Every crash In the silence In the ash The dead tree still stands [Verse 2] You trace a branch Say "remember this one?" Late August thunder We tried to outrun Now the branches point At an open sky Nothing left to shelter Only truth and why [Chorus] [Bridge] [male vocal Low] Even when it’s over Something’s holding on [female vocal Airy] Every fallen season Writes another song [dual vocals] In the stark In the still I can finally see What you were to me What you were to me [Chorus]