Astronautalis - The River, the Woods Lyrics
Where ever we go, we'll never be lost,follow the compass, or we follow the crossMe, I follow roads compulsively, till sirens call me off.Then I wander, eyes closed, following songsRivers are hymnals, and the leaves are applausetrees singing, whispers, with the wind pulling their armsHold still, and listen, your hand on my heart,If you need them, these beacons will lead you back to the start.Yup.No access seen these woods since before your father stoodThe path is beaten good, but i fear for that wander through it.Old growth, holds hope, let the brambles scrape your skinScars are storybooks, the blood will wash away your sins.Now let that sun slip, then let that moon riseFollowing no footsteps, listen for the true godsThe woods will play tricks upon pretty blue eyesIs that plymouth a river, or your village finally brought back to life?Follow me tonight, I'll show you what's it liketo be alive.I know it seems like we're all lost, we see the secrets, we know the unknownknow the unknown,know the unknown.Keep close, hold my hand now, just be strong,We can follow this river right back to your homeback to your home, back to your home.We haven't seen a sign for 100 years before this daypacking up supplies, preparing for a long tripThey may not survive, but many of them know this,They would rather die, than to leave the question open.So this is why we try? We bet it all on hopeless?And swim against the tide till until our every bone is brokena sinking ship is still a ship, no captain supposed to moveTill the crew is flew, crow's nest slips silent beneath the oceanwe set sail without an anchor, we count upon that never stopAn anchor's just a coffin nail, waiting for that hammer dropIt holds you by the ankles till it pulls you to the back of it.It's stable to be able to slip out from under devil's thumbKeep your acres, my home is where my hat is hung,postcard printed paper, and love notes from the lattice strungblessed are the vagrant, the lonely are the static ones,It's every drifter's confirmation this world is just ravishing.I know it seems like we're all lost, we can follow this river back home,river back home,river back homeI know it seems like we're all lost, we see the secrets, we know the unknownknow the unknown,know the unknownKeep close, hold my hand now, just be strong,We can follow this river right back to your homeback to your home, back to your homeI know it seems like we're all lost, we see the secrets, we know the unknownknow the unknown,know the unknown
