The Sparrow in the Stone

[Intro]
[Verse]
The bracken bends
Where the valley ends
I find the path
After the aftermath
Of forty springs
And folded wings
I climb the slope
On a fraying rope
[Verse]
The lichen grows
In silver rows
Across the face
Of this quiet place
The sheep are gone
Into the dawn
But the walls remain
Through the wind and rain
[Chorus]
Tiny sparrow in the wall
You did not fall
While the seasons rushed
And the world was hushed
The years were fast
But you were cast
In a cedar dream
By a mountain stream
[Verse]
I held the blade
In the cooling shade
A boyish hand
Across the land
I tucked you deep
While the elders sleep
In the mortar's grip
Where the shadows slip
[Pre-Chorus]
The mist is gold
The air is cold
But my heart is warm
Safe from the storm
[Chorus]
Tiny sparrow in the wall
You did not fall
While the seasons rushed
And the world was hushed
The years were fast
But you were cast
In a cedar dream
By a mountain stream
[Hook]
Wait for the light
In the velvet night
Hold to the stone
Never truly alone
[Bridge]
The granite holds the heat
Beneath my tired feet
Everything loud has died
With nothing left to hide
The small things stay
At the end of day
[Verse]
I touch the wood
As I knew I should
It's smooth and dry
Like a summer sky
The shepherd's call
Fades past the wall
But we are here
Year after year
[Chorus]
Tiny sparrow in the wall
You did not fall
While the seasons rushed
And the world was hushed
The years were fast
But you were cast
In a cedar dream
By a mountain stream
[Post-Chorus]
Sunlight on the mist
Quietly we exist
Sunlight on the mist
Quietly we exist
[Outro]