Beneath the Stone

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Dust on the sleeves, rain on the gate Your name on my tongue, but I came too late A cracked blue cup by the kitchen wall One small thing still remembers it all [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Keep the key beneath the stone” I came back carrying it alone [Chorus] Haider, answer through the winter air I have crossed the fields to find you there If the door is gone, if the road runs dry I will call your name until the hills reply [Verse 2] The orchard bends where the river turns A paper kite in the branches burns I know the path by the split in the tree And every mile keeps returning me [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Keep the key beneath the stone” I came back carrying it alone [Chorus] Haider, answer through the winter air I have crossed the fields to find you there If the door is gone, if the road runs dry I will call your name until the hills reply [Bridge] No map can hold what the heart won’t lose No locked gate can choose what we choose When morning lays its hand on the plain I’ll start the long walk home again [Final Chorus] Haider, answer through the winter air I have crossed the fields to find you there If the door is gone, if the road runs dry I will call your name until the hills reply Haider, I am here, I am still nearby I will call your name until the hills reply [Outro] Beneath the stone, beneath the stone I brought the key; I came alone