I see her She stares out Across and over When she's told She hunts the ground The loss takes over As expected She stays low Buckled in shade Waiting for some kind of hope Competing feelings of disbelief What is this, what is this? Seek your shelter beneath the leaves Promises, promises Cover regained, you still suffer the rain Despite the deafening sound that surrounds me I hear the weeping of the Willow Only the sleepless mother will know What it takes to leave a light behind Willow Your secrets safe inside This life, a shrine to those lost We look to the mother To summon a force within us all And though her grip struggles She still holds the key to every door You plant the seed that holds belief Within this grief, there is release and you will see it We lose focus This season We lose sight This void of yours But look to the water Resolve comes closer And there we find you Willow Only the sleepless mother will know What it takes to leave a light behind Willow Your secrets safe inside This life, a shrine to those lost