The Cliff Still Keeps Its Secret

Verse 1

River winding, silent witness

Little Sandy secrets slip by

One stream, heading down the hillside

Square holes carved deep in stone

There, I saw the old dam linger

Rough cut memory of a fever dream

Once, a grindstone sunken, hidden

Underneath that boulder, gold turned ghost

Verse 2

I know. I know. This story

Passed along the mountain trail

An Englishman, beard grown lonely

Swift by name, and swifter tale

The mine, lost beneath the laurel

Square scars lined across the wall

Can't shake the shapes, ancient markings

Vanished paintings fade and fall

Chorus

But the cliff still keeps its secret

Long hair swept by fading wind

Painting chipped, almost vanished

Still I return, try again

Still I return to that silence

Still I return, chase the past

Every time, left unanswered

Every time, heart beats fast

Post-Chorus

They know. They know. It’s hidden

They know. They know. Won’t give in

Verse 3

Government lines pulled tighter

Boundaries set where moss grows thick

I walk where the stream is narrower

Hints of silver underneath the sticks

Can’t dig, can’t touch, forbidden

Just the legends, just what’s told

Lingering with the river’s longing

Dreams unmined, but memories bold

Chorus

Still the cliff keeps its secret

Long hair brushed by old wind

I trace what I can remember

I trace what I’ll never win

Still I return to the silence

Still I return, find my place

Every time, left unanswered

Every time, chase a trace

Bridge

Under green and the gravel

Under roots, treasure sleeps

Under paint, fading shadows

I wander, history repeats

I wander, history repeats

Chorus

But the cliff still keeps its secret

Long hair swept by tired wind

Square holes, dam’s reminder

And what’s lost, never ends

Post-Chorus

They know. They know. It’s hidden

They know. They know. Won’t give in

Outro

Still I return, try again

Still I return, try again