Sulfur Cubes

[Verse 1] My mother bloomed in bark and gold Cherry petals in her hair My father danced on cloven feet And taught me how to dare I live where the valley cups the dawn With blossoms on my skin I know each root, each winding path Each place the echoes grin [Pre-Chorus] But past the trees, beneath the ground A sulfur breath still wakes And something in the dark below Is rattling the stones it takes [Chorus] Time is slowly fleeting keep on beating Time is slowly fleeting keep on beating I won't turn back, I won't turn back For the road and the roar and the beating track Time is slowly fleeting keep on beating (keep on beating) [Verse 2] I tied my horns with braided twine And kissed the orchard gate The cherries watched me like small moons As I went out to meet my fate Down through the seam of rotten stone The cave began to glow And sulfur cubes, with ember eyes Kept circling low and slow [Pre-Chorus] They clicked like dice on ancient floor A warning in their sound I learned their names by footstep first Then found the way around [Chorus] Time is slowly fleeting keep on beating Time is slowly fleeting keep on beating I won't turn back, I won't turn back For the road and the roar and the beating track Time is slowly fleeting keep on beating (keep on beating) [Bridge] Past the cave, the village waits With smoke and hammer rings They've never seen a girl like me With blossom hair and hooves and wings So I will walk in open view Let fear become a spark My mother's sap, my father's fire Will light the way through dark [Final Chorus] Time is slowly fleeting keep on beating Time is slowly fleeting keep on beating I won't turn back, I won't turn back For the road and the roar and the beating track Time is slowly fleeting keep on beating (time is slowly fleeting) Time is slowly fleeting keep on beating (keep on beating)