The Gospel of Tree Bark

On her 2014 album The Gospel of Tree Bark.

I’ve decided for my own self
To believe you’re on a journey
‘Cuz it’s easier on my broken heart
To pretend you’re coming home

(up 2 - in 4:4) Am - G - / - - Am - ://

But I cannot know for certain
Where your path lies or where you’re bound
So I offer up my heart to the gathering dark (pause)
I wait for guidance (pause) on the cold, cold ground

Am - G - / - - Am - / - - G - (pause) / - - - - Am -

Life is a prayer in the gospel of tree bark
There’s a voice that whispers in the branches at night
It says life has gone on & will go on forever
And you're just a droplet, a small beam of light

(switches to 3:4) C Am F G (4x)

I am trying with my whole self
To believe that I am valuable
‘Cuz its easy in this broken world
To forget that we are whole

When the tide of pain & sorrow
Comes in quickly & I’m afraid
Well, I can trust that I am held by hands that can't be felt (pause)
And there’s kindness (pause) not far away

- words & lyrics by Anna Fritz (c) 2012 All rights reserved.