Same primary male vocalist as the rest of the album — slightly raspy, intimate, emotionally grounded. This track should feel like a live concert moment where he grabs an electric guitar and nods to his 90s roots. Minor-key, raw but controlled energy. Start with clean electric guitar with slight grit and low organ drone underneath. Add live drums with tight snare and steady pulse, deep bass with subtle edge. Keep production organic and room-like, not polished. On “Felt myself seen without defense,” create a melodic lift with subtle harmony and light atmospheric choir pad. After that, increase rhythmic urgency through stronger strumming and tighter drums — forward motion, not loudness. No horns, no glossy pop builds. End with steady groove and sustained organ fading with quiet intensity.
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Lyrics
Verse 1
There was a sound between the trees
That carried like my name
Soft as something promised
Bright as distant flame
It moved ahead of where I stood
Always just outpaced
Said there’s a light beyond the bend
Where no one feels erased
Verse 2
The ground was worn by other feet
Pressed heavy into earth
I passed a hundred quiet eyes
That knew that kind of hurt
I told myself the clearing
Was waiting past the shade
Where two could lay their burdens down
And let the edges fade
Where breathing felt like safety
And nothing had to move
A quiet kind of comfort
That asked for nothing new
Chorus
But the woods were only woods
No signpost in the air
No mark carved into bark
That said somebody cared
The trees were climbing upward
Reaching for the sun
While my eyes stayed on the footprints
Where my shadow learned to run
The weight I carried downward
Pressed every step below
Each print a little deeper
From what I wouldn’t let go
Verse 3
Deep within the timberline
A small hand brushed my sleeve
Bright green eyes that met my own
And something in me eased
I saw myself reflected there
Felt myself seen without defense
No armor left between us
No need to make it make sense
And in that steady holding
I felt my footing turn
Not rescued, not redeemed
Just something I could learn
Just strong enough in stillness
To lift my heel and choose
The path that didn’t promise
But didn’t ask me to lose
Bridge
No rope around my ankle
No lock upon the gate
Just habits dressed as destiny
And fear disguised as fate
The trail does not forgive you
The trail does not condemn
It only waits in stillness
For where you step again
Final Chorus (Momentum + Urgency)
The woods are only woods
The sky is wide and bare
The echo fades behind me
But I am standing there
The longing walks beside me
It doesn’t set the pace
I lift my eyes from old tracks
And step into my place
No voice left in the branches
No shadow I must be
I walk because I want to now
And that is enough for me
