Elderwood Secret

[Chorus] Fallen leaves in a spiral dance Moonlight paints a silver trance Ancient pact, a whispered plea Secrets of the elderwood, wild and free [Verse] Hazel eyes and a woolen shawl By a fallen oak, I stand so tall Mossy bark and the scent of rain Earth and rot, a sweet refrain Fireflies blink, forgotten signs In the fern's low, tangled lines [Pre-Chorus] Cloaked figures gather near To the tales I hold so dear Of a contract long since lost Counting up the silent cost [Chorus] Fallen leaves in a spiral dance Moonlight paints a silver trance Ancient pact, a whispered plea Secrets of the elderwood, wild and free [Verse] A low hum from a cave afar Beneath the gaze of a lonely star Something stirs, a breath unseen Where shadows reign and have always been The mist hangs heavy, thick and deep While the sleeping forest starts to creep [Pre-Chorus] Listen close, the wind it sighs Through the branches, to the skies It carries words from ages past A spell that's meant to everlast [Chorus] Fallen leaves in a spiral dance Moonlight paints a silver trance Ancient pact, a whispered plea Secrets of the elderwood, wild and free [Bridge] This old oak has stories untold Of futures planned and brave and bold But the roots run deep, the past remains Echoes whisper through the rains A forgotten language, a mystic key Unlocking what will come to be [Verse] The fireflies glow, a fading spark Guiding travelers through the dark They show the path, the hidden way To where the ancient spirits play I speak the words, the contract sealed What the quiet woods have long concealed [Chorus] Fallen leaves in a spiral dance Moonlight paints a silver trance Ancient pact, a whispered plea Secrets of the elderwood, wild and free [Outro]