Moonwood Counting (v.2)

[Intro]
One, two, three
Come count with me
One, two, three
Don’t stray from the trees

[Verse 1]
Little shoes in the moss
Tiny steps in the gray
Moon milk on the grass
As the owls look away
A woman in the branches
Sings my name so sweet
But her shadow has long fingers
And her boots don’t touch the leaves

[Pre-Chorus]
Hush now, hush now
Hear the woods reply
Stay with the lantern
Keep your eyes up high
Hush now, hush now
Do not let them near
The far-off giggle
Means the path is unclear

[Chorus]
Run, little children, run
Run where the wild winds go
Run, little children, run
Before the cold bells toll
The witch is close behind
(closer than you know)
Run, little children, run
Run, but never slow

[Verse 2]
They teach the dark songs softly
By the roots below
How to fold a moonbeam
How to bend the snow
Little hands in circle
Little voices bright
Laughing like a broken chime
In the empty night

[Pre-Chorus]
Hush now, hush now
Hear the woods reply
Stay with the lantern
Keep your eyes up high
Hush now, hush now
Do not let them near
The far-off giggle
Means the path is unclear

[Chorus]
Run, little children, run
Run where the wild winds go
Run, little children, run
Before the cold bells toll
The witch is close behind
(closer than you know)
Run, little children, run
Run, but never slow

[Bridge]
One by one by one
The dark begins to count
From the pines to the river
Till the last footfall is found
A mother voice in the distance
Sings through the foggy black
Come home, come home
And don’t look back

[Final Chorus]
Run, little children, run
Run where the wild winds go
Run, little children, run
Before the cold bells toll
The witch is close behind
(closer than you know)
Run, little children, run
Run, but never slow