May It Change You

[Verse 1]
Take off your shoes
Feed in soil
Watch how it holds
You in the roots of the maple
It's been years since it started

[Verse 2]
Don't be afraid
Your hands will get dirty
But nothing was made
Without the mess and the breaking
The courage it takes

[Pre-Chorus]
Whatever you find
May it change you

[Chorus]
When I chose to leave
I didn't know you
I was just trying
To leave a dead thing behind
But you have to leave
Though it might scare you
But I'll be here tending
The weeds to keep this alive

[Post-Chorus]
I'll clear a place
You can return to

[Verse 3]
Some years ago
The first snow was falling
And I couldn't breathe
The tears and the pain
They kept coming
And your mom helped me

[Verse 4]
And I hear by your window
We're singing for sparrows
There is no end to how deep your love is
From growing
And what a gift that you know me

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, whatever you learn
May it change you

[Chorus]
When I chose to leave
I didn't know you
I was just trying
To leave a dead thing behind
But you have to leave
Though it might scare you
But I'll be here tending
The weeds to keep this alive

[Post-Chorus]
I'll clear a place
You can return to

[Outro]
It's a choice that you make
The courage it takes
Will repay you
Thought it might scare you
I'll be here tending, tending the weeds
I'll clear the place
You can return to
Oh, I'll clear a place
You can come home to