Frosted Sigils

[Chorus] They carved the circles where the hemlock grows Held their breath through twelve midwinter moons Whispers echo where the cold wind blows Beneath the frost, forgotten tunes [Verse] Through silent woods, a traveler strayed Beneath a sky of silver-blue A path of stone, by moonlight laid With ancient symbols, strange and new Moss-grown quartz and hushed birch sap A glowing script on crumbling stone Each step a riddle, a hidden trap A forgotten kin, or seeds they'd sown? [Pre-Chorus] Shadow-stepped, sun-cleft road Unraveling where the spirits strode Was this a warning, a sacred code? Or a burden that the earth bestowed? [Chorus] They carved the circles where the hemlock grows Held their breath through twelve midwinter moons Whispers echo where the cold wind blows Beneath the frost, forgotten tunes [Verse] I found a basin, deep and stark With claw-etched signs, a primal art Reflecting shadows in the dark Not my own face, but a different heart An old woman in faded woad A lynx-eyed child with soot-stained hand What ancient spirit took this abode? What lost magic grips this land? [Pre-Chorus] Shadow-stepped, sun-cleft road Unraveling where the spirits strode Was this a warning, a sacred code? Or a burden that the earth bestowed? [Chorus] They carved the circles where the hemlock grows Held their breath through twelve midwinter moons Whispers echo where the cold wind blows Beneath the frost, forgotten tunes [Bridge] A rustle in the thorn-vines deep No human voice, no answer near Just secrets that the wild woods keep A growing sense of primal fear Is something stirring from its sleep? Beneath the roots, the quartz, the snow? [Outro] (Humming, unresolved scale)