John Paul Mason: Guitar and vocals
Chris Pepper: bass, drums, keyboards, programming
Susy Wall: backing vocals
Pete Harvey: cello and viola
Shirley Barr: additional backing vocals
Nick Penny: bird song sample
Lyrics
Take a walk in the wild wood
Wild walnut brown
Strong ,tall, broad, solid,
wise elder, grandfather, ancestor
Healing, safety, protection, shelter
Reaching for sky
Roots searching, spreading, seeking
tapping water from earth
Seeing centuries pass
Watchful eye, guardian, guardian of the ages
So long a witness, centuries ago
Time traveller, truth seeker
You gave us a warning
You gave us a warning
Let the overstory stop
Before you drop
Breathe, breather of life
Leaves crying annually, shedding, build the forest floor
Roots, branches, trunk, depth, embracing
Solid, able to withstand time
Lover of children
Out of sight, splendour
Celebrating, playing,
It’s a beautiful day to be alive
We say listen to our truth. You need us - we need you
Stop before you kill us all and take yourselves too
We say don’t look far for answers get what you need from where you are
Look out for one another you must share what you have
Keep clear communication connect with others to survive
Look after the small things if you want to stay alive
Let the winds of change pass through you, gain and loss are part of life
Remember to die gracefully and give yourself to earth
Enjoy the seasons
Enjoy the seasons
Enjoy the seasons
Enjoy the seasons
You must yield to the storm
You must yield to the storm
You must yield to the storm
You must yield to the storm
The world of forest is linked to the world of humans in ways that go beyond your understanding
Listen! closely