Rooted Reaching

Black wood, wet bark, morning breath Old vows the forest never says I’ve been a closed fist in my coat A guarded thing, a weathered note But you don’t push, you don’t pry You don’t make a speech of it You just stay like gravity Like something I can live with Rooted / reaching Two truths in the same skin I hold my ground, I lean toward you Let the thaw begin again If the north keeps drawing lines Let it learn a softer shape I don’t need the world to open I just need a place to stay A small yes in the branches A low light on the lake Baby green through leftover snow A slow forgiveness in the moss And every time I start to drift Your quiet keeps me from getting lost If I freeze into myself If I go dim at the edges Hold me like a steady signal Hold me like you mean it Rooted / reaching Two truths in the same skin I hold my ground, I lean toward you Let the thaw begin again If the north keeps drawing lines Let it learn a softer shape I don’t need the world to open I just need a place to stay Let the creek keep running Let it teach my pulse its pace I don’t have to outrun anything I just have to keep my place And when the doubts come circling Like birds over the pines You don’t chase them from the sky You just give me back my mind Rooted / reaching Two truths in the same skin I hold my ground, I lean toward you Let the thaw begin again If the north keeps drawing lines Let it learn a softer shape I don’t need the world to open I just need a place to stay Rooted… reaching… still here. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Creative Credits Artist: Christopher Tharby (Second Voice North) Composition & Concept Development: Christopher Tharby x ChatGPT AI Music Engine: SUNO (Pro) Mix / Mastering Guidance: Assisted via ChatGPT prompts Visual Direction: Christopher Tharby AI Use Disclosure This song was created with the assistance of AI tools: SUNO (music generation) and ChatGPT (songwriting & production guidance). All prompts, direction, and final creative decisions are by the artist, Christopher Tharby. Copyright © 2025 Christopher Tharby / Second Voice North. All rights reserved. Music created using SUNO’s AI music engine (Pro plan) with original prompts, lyrics, and concepts by Christopher Tharby, developed in collaboration with ChatGPT. #SecondVoiceNorth#ChrisAndSam#OriginalMusic#IndieRock#IndieArtist #CanadianArtist#LyricVideo