The Cool Band Van

Verse 1

I had a cool band van once, painted in neon and rust,

Bigger on the inside, collecting dust,

Luggage rack piled high with the promise of the road,

Carrying all our gear, carrying all our load.

Showing her some love, I dropped my favorite tool,

Slipped right through my fingers, I felt like such a fool,

But it never hit the ground, suspended in the chill,

The fairies snatched it up, carried it over the hill.

Chorus

They took it to the forest, into the glowing dark,

I asked them for it back, to get it and embark,

But they wouldn't return it, they wouldn't play along,

What is the forest trying to say with this song?

Maybe it’s a lesson that you can't own a thing,

Maybe you have to let go to hear the forest sing.

Verse 2

Now minus one band van, I walk the quiet land,

No more rumbling motor, just dirt beneath my hand,

I look up at the skies where the clouds are unrolled,

And spot a soaring hawk with blazing suns for eyes of gold.

With hawk vision I can see deep and wide,

No longer just the driver on the passenger side,

I don’t care about finding that old tool anymore,

'Cause the earth is opening up, a brand new door.

Bridge

Through the canopy of trees, the roots begin to weave,

I don't need a vehicle to travel and believe,

If I learn to fly, if I spread my spirit wide,

I'll find my old friends on the other side.

Chorus

Through the door in the spirit in the forest I once knew,

The one where the magic happens and the sky is ever blue,

They took my trusty wrench, but they gave me the view,

What is the forest trying to say? It's saying I can fly too.

Outro

Spread those wings...

See deep and wide.

Friends on the other side...

Through the forest door, the spirit in the forest I once knew.

Yeah, I once knew.