Odal

We are an old tree
With newly sprung buds
Towards the sun we stretch
Forward to grow
(Listen!)
Deep down in roots and in rings of years
The old ones chant
(Listen!)
Deep down in roots and in rings of years
In the bark there are wounds
They testify to honor
They testify to scorn
(Some sting more than others)
(Some sting more than others)

Look deep
into the blue eyes
you must understand
Remember that everyone
will leave someday
The night will come
I give you your ancestral home
If you want it
It does not go away
Heavy it weighs
Remember, do not take more than you can bear

Deep in the earth
Let the root guide you
When storms come
They creak
(Chanting)
(Chanting)

Look deep
into the blue eyes
you must understand
Remember that everyone
will leave someday
The night will come
I give you your ancestral home
If you want it
It does not go away
Heavy it weighs
Remember, do not take more than you can bear

For every single sprout
We grow taller and deeper
For every single sprout
We grow taller and deeper
Ancestral Home
Ancestral Home