I’ve become a drifter with no land that I can till No winter coat to keep me warm, no summer game to kill If I die here in the wild the vines will bury me Keep my body from the birds, my soul will be made clean
But what waits upon the other side of the ridge?
I’ll pack up all my things and make that journey to the north Leave my memories in the woods the mountain calls me forth To her cloudy bosom, in the stones I’ll make my home Colder, closer to the sun, I’ll make my prayers known
What now squandered ruins can I say to calm your cries? No thunder rolling in your bones, no lightning in your skies So I’ll sit silent on your throne and dance among your streets Quell your quiet brooding weep, go onward toward the sea