The Willow Knight (Lyric Video)

Down by the water, the willow wakes. A tribal trance anthem for anyone who got lost in the noise and found their way back to the root. Long ago I dreamed a knight would come - but the knight wasn't riding from afar. He was sleeping in the bark. Bend, don't break. Chapters 0:00 Intro (Down by the water) 0:59 Verse 1 1:44 Pre-Chorus 1:54 Chorus 2:26 Change-Up 2:38 Verse 2 3:00 Pre-Chorus 3:11 Chorus 3:34 Breakdown (The knight in the bark) 4:06 Final Build-Up (Clear the path) 4:26 Final Chorus 4:54 Outro (Remember) Lyrics [Intro: muffled and filtered, tribal drums and sub from the first beat, slowly opening up] [Female vocal, airy and distant, the Bog Witch calling] (Down by the water, the willow wakes...) (Remember, remember...) [Verse 1] [Deep male warrior vocal, steady and grounded, arpeggio layer one] This ain't my first time around the sun Been cut down before, grew back as one Lost in the noise of the crowded streets Picked up their habits, their sharp deceits Easy to wear what the whole world wears Easy to climb their crooked stairs Then the river spoke and the old roots stirred I remembered my name in a single word [Pre-Chorus] [Filter starting to open, arpeggio layer two, wind chimes] I was lost in the noise Now I'm found in the root I was dressed in their armor Now I'm wearing the truth [Chorus] [Filter fully open, bright euphoric trance lift, tribal drums rolling] I bend, I don't break (Bend, don't break) Every storm I've ever faced Roots run deeper than the wind Cut me down, I grow again I bend, I don't break (Bend, don't break) [Change-Up: filter closes, top end darkens, drums keep rolling, arpeggio thins] [Male vocal, low, half-spoken] They tried to pour me in their mold. Cast in ill will. Cast in cold. Didn't take. [Verse 2] [Male vocal, arpeggio layer three] Learned the stars and I learned the stone Learned the spirit and I learned my own Every soul's got a grain that's true No one else gets to carve it for you Hear a lie from a mile away The wind can't fool the willow, they say Bark for armor, sap for blood Standing steady in the flood [Pre-Chorus] [Filter opening, arpeggio layer four, wind chimes] I was lost in the noise Now I'm found in the root I was dressed in their armor Now I'm wearing the truth [Chorus] [Filter fully open, bright trance lift] I bend, I don't break (Bend, don't break) Every storm I've ever faced Roots run deeper than the wind Cut me down, I grow again I bend, I don't break (Bend, don't break) [Breakdown: drums thin but keep rolling, wide reverb wash, soft bells] [Male vocal, gentle] Long ago I dreamed a knight would come Shining steel to lift me from the dark But the knight wasn't riding from afar He was sleeping in the bark [Female vocal, airy echo] (And he's not the only one...) [Male vocal] There's a grove of us now, waking slow Holding the bank so the river can flow [Final Build-Up: all arpeggio layers stacking, longest shimmer riser, chant rising] Clear the path... cut the veil... Safe beneath the willow when the storms prevail Clear the path... cut the veil... [Final Chorus] [Brightest moment, full trance lift, male vocal and female echoes together] We bend, we don't break (Bend, don't break) Every storm we've ever faced Roots run deeper than the wind Cut us down, we grow again We bend, we don't break (Bend, don't break) [Outro: chopped stuttering vocals, filter closing, tribal drums still driving] (B-b-bend... don't... break...) (Remember... remember...) [End] #TheWillowKnight #BendDontBreak #LyricVideo #TribalTrance #ElectronicMusic