​redwood

[Verse 1]
Keep your hands open, child
It's only fear that keeps a knuckle white
Lose count of your offenses
That tempt you to shut down inside

[Pre-Chorus]
And come and hide in Me
My love is the covering
Keeping you from fire and feasting teeth
Everything your tribe is suffering

[Chorus]
Call it a redwood
Call it a song believing in something good

[Verse 2]
Cut us open, count the rings
Marks of wounded victories
Giving us the courage to believe again in beauty
Every hard-fought year, every crimson line
Marks where love left nobody behind
Seven by seventy vows
Seven by seventy times

[Chorus]
Call it a redwood
Call it a song believing in something good
Call it a redwood
Call it a song believing in something good
Call it a redwood
Call it a song believing in something good

[Bridge]
Call it a redwood (The kind that hangs on, the kind that boasts none, and covers every kind of offense)
Call it a redwood (The kind that holds up, the kind that bears all even when we're grieving)
Call it a redwood (The kind that hangs on, the kind that boasts none, and covers every kind of offense)
Call it a redwood (The kind that holds up, the kind that bears all even when we're grieving)

[Chorus]
Call it a redwood
Call it a song believing in something good
Call it a redwood
Call it a redwood