[Verse 1] Bare feet finding the old tree’s shoulder Cream cloth catching the cooling air Your bracelets click against the weathered bark Like small bells saying you are there [Pre-Chorus] You look past me, calm and unafraid As if the dark knows every choice you made [Chorus] Climb a little higher, darling Leave your doubt below The roots can hold the weight of you Wherever you decide to go Climb a little higher, darling Let the quiet say your name You were never made for standing still You were made to change [Verse 2] A pale dress turning through the branches Dust on your knee, a smile half-hidden The old trunk bends beneath your balance But not a word of fear is spoken [Pre-Chorus] You touch your hair, then reach into the leaves There’s more of you than anyone can see [Chorus] Climb a little higher, darling Leave your doubt below The roots can hold the weight of you Wherever you decide to go Climb a little higher, darling Let the quiet say your name You were never made for standing still You were made to change [Bridge] If the morning finds you somewhere new Take the strength this living wood gave you Every scar and crooked line can prove A thing can bend and still break through [Final Chorus] Climb a little higher, darling Leave your doubt below The roots can hold the weight of you Wherever you decide to go Climb a little higher, darling Let the quiet say your name You were never made for standing still You were made to change [Outro] Stay awhile among the branches Then go where your heart pulls you
