Authors - Among the Dead Oak Lyrics

My body's drawn to the treeline
The leaves shield me from the moon's cold gaze
Ashen figures guide me along
Somber spirits in an endless maze

I'm free: Free to roam the woods
I'm bound here by my unspoken thoughts

No tomb

There will be no gravestone, let the leaves bury my lifeless body
I diverge into this silent forest, where each tree is a sarcophagus
In a past life, a chasm had opened up inside of me, and left all happiness with futile dreams
I now find refuge in the tranquil silver light reflecting off the pale trees
I walk with solemn ghosts, and they reach out to hold my hand

I thought if I could walk among the dead oak, I would finally be at peace
But finding solace isn't easy when I can see the specters beyond the pale trees

I've tried so hard to flee my silhouette
I'm caught forever in fear and regret

Hear the wind, I'm caving in

I can
See bony fingers stretch out
Overhead through the gaps I can see the unfamiliar
Burning sky matching my mind blow by blow
The sadness keeps me here but bound by remorse
I've gathered up too much shame and now I can't quit reality
My mind begins to sever the ties

My bones crumble beneath the weight of a thousand guilts
Oh God, I'm bleeding out under the wreckage
Get help

I thought I would walk these woods for days
I lost the beat of my dead heart in Dead Oak
I don't know how it got this way