Verse 1

We built our towns beside the ice

and called the stillness permanence

we named the kings, we named the streets

we trusted what had always held

But something old is giving way

the mountain keeps no covenant

the water finds the lowest place

and we are standing in the current

Chorus

What the glacier kept

it returns without a warning

all the weight we never counted

coming down by morning

We lay flowers at the gate

we wait outside the verdict

some things break before we're ready

some things break regardless

Verse 2

A man who lived inside his crime

has slipped the reach of consequence

a school becomes a place of grief

we cannot name the why of it

We watch the screens, we read the words

then fold them into something quieter

the summer light too bright today

for what we're being asked to witness

Chorus

What the glacier kept

it returns without a warning

all the weight we never counted

coming down by morning

We lay flowers at the gate

we wait outside the verdict

some things break before we're ready

some things break regardless

Bridge

We are Friday now, we're almost through

we'll pour a glass and half believe

that rest is something we deserve

that Friday means we're finally free

but the mountains don't observe the week

the grief doesn't clock out at five

we carry it the way we carry everything

guietly, together, still alive

Outro

What the glacier kept

we receive it now

we receive it now

Instrumental Outro

How did it make you feel?

A new song arrives tomorrow.