Twelve Years Deep

[Intro]
[Verse]
The thorns are thick today
The garden's gone to grey
I push the vines away
To find where we would play
The ladder's missing steps
Where all my secrets kept
The willow tree has wept
While the whole world slept
[Chorus]
Oh, I see you there
With that messy hair
Building castles in the air
Just a quiet prayer
In a wooden square
Life wasn't always fair
But I'm glad we're here
[Post-Chorus]
Glad we're here
In the atmosphere
Nothing left to fear
Keep the memory near
[Verse]
I find a rusted tin
With a spider web within
Where the ink is getting thin
And the paper's wearing skin
Twelve years old and bold
Stories left untold
In the biting cold
Before the heart grew old
[Pre-Chorus]
The ink begins to fade
The promises we made
In the cooling shade
Of the life we played
[Chorus]
Oh, I see you there
With that messy hair
Building castles in the air
Just a quiet prayer
In a wooden square
Life wasn't always fair
But I'm glad we're here
[Bridge]
I thought I'd be a king
Or some famous thing
But the peace you bring
Is the song I sing
No more heavy weight
No more fighting fate
It's never too late
To open up the gate
[Verse]
The floorboards start to creak
The memories are weak
But the words you speak
Are the ones I seek
You asked if I was free
Underneath this tree
Now I finally see
You were waiting for me
[Chorus]
Oh, I see you there
With that messy hair
Building castles in the air
Just a quiet prayer
In a wooden square
Life wasn't always fair
But I'm glad we're here
[Post-Chorus]
Glad we're here
In the atmosphere
Nothing left to fear
Keep the memory near
[Outro]