The Spore and the Song

[Intro]
[Verse]
Ink stains on the vellum sheet
Oak trees where the shadows meet
Scent of damp and ancient peat
I find the moss beneath my feet
My quill is sharp, my ink is deep
While all the forest creatures sleep
[Pre-Chorus]
Three microns wide, the silver spore
I count them till I count no more
The margins blur with what I saw
A hidden map upon the floor
[Chorus]
Oh, hum the tune your mother knew
Beneath the moon, amidst the dew
The velvet glow begins to brew
In shades of green and ghostly blue
I bloom because I think of you
[Post-Chorus]
Cold fire in the dark
A tiny, glowing spark
Upon the weathered bark
I leave my secret mark
[Verse]
You left your compass in the tray
A thousand leagues and miles away
"Purely science," so you'd say
While I track where the glow-worms play
I’ve named a weed for you today
To keep the lonely thoughts at bay
[Pre-Chorus]
The sap is sticky on my thumb
My senses start to go quite numb
I wait for words that never come
And beat a tiny, hollow drum
[Chorus]
Oh, hum the tune your mother knew
Beneath the moon, amidst the dew
The velvet glow begins to brew
In shades of green and ghostly blue
I bloom because I think of you
[Bridge]
The natural horn begins to sigh
Beneath a vast and starless sky
I sketch the curve of every leaf
To document my silent grief
Is moss a witness or a thief?
My data brings me no relief
I've lost the page, I've lost the brief
[Verse]
My sketches show a frantic hand
Across this strange and quiet land
I hope that you might understand
The things the forest has unplanned
A lullaby for shifting sand
A wedding for a ghost and band
[Chorus]
So hum the tune your mother knew
Beneath the moon, amidst the dew
The velvet glow begins to brew
In shades of green and ghostly blue
I bloom because I think of you
[Post-Chorus]
Cold fire in the dark
A tiny, glowing spark
Upon the weathered bark
I leave my secret mark
[Outro]