The Thaw and the Clay

[Intro]
[Verse]
The ice has left the lake
For our memories' sake
I turn the heavy key
It’s just the house and me
Dust motes dance in the light
Chasing away the night
Half-finished bowls of grey
Waiting for the day
[Pre-Chorus]
Blackberry vines on the rail
Thorns like a tattered veil
I reach for the rusted latch
Finding a spirit to match
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s in the clay
The things we couldn't say
Molding the mud and the bone
I’m never truly alone
Small gestures in my hand
Like lines upon the sand
You’re here in every grain
Through the sun and the rain
I carry you along
In a potter’s song
[Post-Chorus]
It's a quiet triumph now
A soft and steady vow
To keep the fire bright
In the middle of the night
[Verse]
Postcards from fifty-four
Scattered across the floor
Paris and Rome in blue
I see a younger you
The phone that never rang
A song we never sang
But silence is a bridge
Over the mountain ridge
I find the ink and pen
And start to breathe again
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s in the clay
The things we couldn't say
Molding the mud and the bone
I’m never truly alone
Small gestures in my hand
Like lines upon the sand
You’re here in every grain
Through the sun and the rain
I carry you along
In a potter’s song
[Bridge]
Spinning the wheel so slow
Letting the anger go
Water and earth combine
Your legacy is mine
What was broken is whole
Deep in the firing bowl
[Hook]
Carry it home
Into the loam
Carry it slow
Letting it grow
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s in the clay
The things we couldn't say
Molding the mud and the bone
I’m never truly alone
Small gestures in my hand
Like lines upon the sand
You’re here in every grain
Through the sun and the rain
I carry you along
In a potter’s song
[Outro]