[Verse 1]
You left in the gray of the morning
Tea on the table went cold
Your coat still hangs by the doorway
Weight of a story untold
[Verse 2]
I walk where the wind says your name now
Down to the black river bend
Stones in my pocket like questions
How does a heartbeat just end
[Chorus]
Ash and heather
You’re still in my hands
I call your name
It slips through like sand
If death is a door
Then open for me
I will go barefoot through fire and sea
Ash and heather
Stain on my tongue
I’ll love you as long as the bells are rung
If you are the grave
Then I am the ground
Lay in my shadow till trumpets sound (oh-oh)
[Verse 3]
They say you crossed over so softly
Breath like a moth in the dark
I swear I heard boots on the gravel
Felt your hand burn in my heart
[Bridge]
If there’s a hall lit in amber
If there’s a feast where you stand
Save me a cup at the table
I’ll follow the blood on my hands (hey!)
[Chorus]
Ash and heather
You’re still in my hands
I call your name
It slips through like sand
If death is a door
Then open for me
I will go barefoot through fire and sea
Ash and heather
Stain on my tongue
I’ll love you as long as the bells are rung
If you are the grave
Then I am the ground
Lay in my shadow till trumpets sound (oh-oh)
[Chorus]
Ash and heather
Cut into stone
Where you have gone
I will make my home
If death is a tide
Then drag me in deep
I’ll be the promise your bones still keep
Ash and heather
Over your head
I’ll sing you awake
You are not dead
If you are the grave
Then I am the ground
Rise through my body when roots break out