Lone Star

[Verse 1]
The pines hum low
A secret tune
Underneath the cold
Round moon
Shadows stretch
They bend
They sway
The night won't speak
But it gives away
A path worn thin by wandering feet
Stories told where silence meets

[Chorus]
Whispers in the pines
They call
They call
Through the stillness
Rise and fall
Are they dreams or warnings clear?
Whispers in the pines
I hear
I hear

[Verse 2]
The wind pulls threads from my frayed coat
Each one a memory
Afloat
Afloat
The river glints
It sings a lie
Promises carried but left to die
I walk on stones
Cold and bare
A lone star hangs in the open air

[Chorus]
Whispers in the pines
They call
They call
Through the stillness
Rise and fall
Are they dreams or warnings clear?
Whispers in the pines
I hear
I hear

[Bridge]
They say the woods hold the lost and the found
Echoes of voices
Root and ground
I can't tell if I'm chasing or chased
In the shadows of this endless space

[Solo]
(Synthesizer solo plays, a haunting melody over layered percussion and deep reverb)