The River, the Woods - Astronautalis

Where ever we go, we’ll never be lost

Some follow the compass rose, some follow the cross

Me, I follow roads compulsively, 'til sirens call me off

Then I wander, eyes closed, following songs

This rivers a hymnal, the leaves are applause

The trees sing in whispers, with the wind pulling their arms

Hold still, and listen, your hand on my heart

If you need them, these beacons will lead you back to the start

Yup

No axe has seen these woods since before your father stood

The path is beaten good from the feet of all who wandered through it

Old growth, holds hope, let the brambles scrape your skin

Scars are storybooks, the blood will wash away your sins

Now let that sun slip, then let that moon rise

Follow in no footsteps, listen for the true guides

Woods will play tricks upon pretty blue eyes

Is that glimmer the river, or your village finally brought back to life?

Follow me tonight, I’ll show you what’s it like

To be alive

I know it seems like we’re all lost, we see the secrets, we know the unknown

Know the unknown

Know the unknown

Keep close, hold my hand now, just be strong

We can follow this river right back to your home

Back to your home

Back to your home

At the palace in Versailles, 400 years before this

They are packing up supplies, preparing for a long trip

That they may not survive, but many of them know this

They would rather die, than to leave the question open

So this is why we try?

We bet it all on hopeless?

And swim against the tide 'til until our every bone is broken

A sinking ship is still a ship, no captain has spoke the obit

'Til the crew is flew, crow’s nest slips silent beneath the ocean

We set sail without an anchor, we count upon that never stop

An anchor’s just a coffin nail, waiting for that hammer drop

It holds you by the ankles 'til it pulls you to the Acheron

Trade stable to be able to slip out from under devil’s thumb

Keep your acres, my home is where my hat is hung

Postcard-printed paper, and love notes from the lattice rungs

Blessed are the vagrant, the lonely are the static ones

It’s every drifter’s confirmation this world is just ravishing

I know it seems like we’re all lost, we can follow this river back home

River back home

River back home

I know it seems like we’re all lost, we see the secrets, we know the unknown

Know the unknown

Know the unknown

Keep close, hold my hand now, just be strong

We can follow this river right back to your home

Back to your home

Back to your home

I know it seems like we’re all lost, we see the secrets, we know the unknown

Know the unknown

Know the unknown