Lyrics

The House in the Woods, raga Charukesi

It happened again that night
He awoke to find her space empty
in the cool moonlight
and went to the unlocked door
The breadcrumb trail disappeared
into the rustling forest

At length he slept again
And as he drifted off he dreamt
of tracing her trail among the trees
calling out her name as he walked
grinding the bread into the ground

In the morning she said, "Dreaming again?
My love, you know I will never leave
You know / You know that."
She touched his cheek
and he did know and did believe
that everafter they would be happy

That night while she slept
he went to the unlocked door
and placed just outside - a bowl of small white stones
gleaming in the moonlight
that she might not forget
in her haste for the forest.