Those Who Know Cannot Return

[Verse 1] No one talks about the ending Not the scrolls or bedtime songs. They stop before the quiet feeling, Before you wonder what went wrong. [Pre-Chorus] They speak of blades and glory days, Of monsters slain and skies set right. But not the days that follow after, Or how to face a sleepless night. [Chorus] So what comes after the mountain climb? When the story ends but we still have time. When the hero wins, but there's no song… Were we just wandering all along? And if we don't know what comes after… At least we know we went together. [Verse 2] Tawara Tōda saved the dragons, Earned their thanks, then walked away. Did he miss the songs of tide and scale, Back in the peace of the everyday? [Pre-Chorus] Kintarō wrestled bears with ease, The Strongest that the tales recall. But did he lie awake some nights, And wonder if that strength was all? [Chorus] So what comes after the final page? A quiet heart, an empty stage. Was this the ending we were told? Was this the song they sang of old? And if we don't know what comes after… At least we know we went together. [Bridge] We climbed the peak, we fought the storm We stood in fire and came out warm But no one's here to cheer or cry Just clouds behind, and questions why. [Verse 3] We gathered seeds. We climbed the peak. We faced and won the final trial. We thought that if we paid the price, We'd reach the end of the extra mile. [Pre-Chorus] But the blight still spreads, the witch is gone And what is there to show instead? Returning home with our own tales, A bag of seeds, a turnip head. [Chorus] What comes after the fight is done? When the flags don't wave and the crowd doesn't come? If there's no one to cheer, no tale to be spun... Did we do it wrong? Or was there never one? [Final Chorus] So what comes after? Maybe just this: A bruise where the dream used to sit. But we walked the path. We bore the flame. We held each other when no one else came. Maybe there's no "ever after," after all is said and done— It's just the friends we choose to keep, and a little voice that says "go on."

[Verse] Oh, travelers, didn't you know? The forest listens to everywhere you go. You thought it was your friend, your guiding light, But now it hunts you, you're in my line of sight. You trusted the whispers, followed every sign, But the forest has ears… and those ears are mine. [Chorus — Dark and Sinister] The forest has ears, it's got eyes in the trees, It'll track you down with the greatest of ease. There's no escape, no running free, I'll find you, wherever you might be. Oh, the forest has ears, and it listens close, Every step you take is a step I'll know. [Bridge — Final Threat] Run if you want, but you can't disappear, The forest surrounds you, I'm always near. The paths you once trusted are now just a snare, You're caught in the roots, I'm already there. [Chorus — Big and Dark] The forest has ears, it's got eyes in the trees, It'll track you down with the greatest of ease. There's no escape, no running free, I'll find you, wherever you might be. Oh, the forest has ears, and it listens close, Every step you take is a step I'll know.