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[Intro] [Verse] Sunlight hits the cedar dust Iron tools and orange rust Old strings snap like brittle glass Watching all the hours pass In my workshop by the lane Sheltered from the summer rain [Verse] Pried the soundboard from the rim Found a secret tucked within Folded paper, worn and thin Where the music used to spin “Yours forever, Mary Jane” Written through a soft refrain [Pre-Chorus] Faded ink and blue lines Tangled in the pine vines Simple words of long ago Setting every chord aglow [Chorus] Oh, let the wood keep the secret Deep inside the hollow chest Love is just a quiet witness Where the dusty echoes rest It’s a resonance of heart Tearing time and space apart [Post-Chorus] Let it ring Let it sing In the hollow Where they follow [Verse] Nineteen-fifty-four was gold Stories that the lacquer told He would play it on the porch Holding up a steady torch She would hum a melody Underneath the willow tree [Hook] Keep the secret in the grain Through the sunlight and the rain [Bridge] Pine resin on my thumb Feel the heavy pulses drum I will paste it back inside Where the lovers used to hide New hands wait to hold the neck Keep the memory in check [Verse] Screen door swings on rusted hinge Shadows pull a purple fringe Crickets start their evening song Where the lonely notes belong Box it up and ship it out Love is what it’s all about [Chorus] Oh, let the wood keep the secret Deep inside the hollow chest Love is just a quiet witness Where the dusty echoes rest It’s a resonance of heart Tearing time and space apart [Post-Chorus] Let it ring Let it sing In the hollow Where they follow [Breakdown] Muted piano on the floor Closing up the workshop door Fingerpicking through the dark Waiting for a tiny spark [Chorus] Oh, let the wood keep the secret Deep inside the hollow chest Love is just a quiet witness Where the dusty echoes rest It’s a resonance of heart Tearing time and space apart [Outro]
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