Here Lies
Josh Woodward · The Shade from Our Trees
Of all the fiery crashes
Of everyone to ever rush to love
Past the stop signs and speed bumps
Careening toward the tree trunks
Perched above the edges of the bluff
The splendor in, the tender skin
The long forgotten earthly hymn
The silent theft, the violent breath of life
To just replay the camera lens
To bring it all alive again
To climb inside that speeding car and drive
Here lie the cinders
Of once-ignited tinder
Left to burn until it turned to dust
In the wake of the embers
The aching of December
The chill that turns the healthy heart to stone
A fast ascent, the desperate thrusts
The sweaty stench of teenage lust
The hushed embrace of gushing shapes ignite
To just replay the camera lens
To bring it all alive again
To climb inside that speeding car and drive
Here lies the body
Motionless beside me
A little rough, but close enough to her
The splendor in, the tender skin
The long forgotten earthly hymn
The silent theft, the violent breath of life
To just replay the camera lens
To bring it all alive again
To climb inside that speeding car and drive
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Source/Credit: "Here Lies" by Josh Woodward, from The Shade from Our Trees.
Lyrics source: https://www.joshwoodward.com/song/HereLies
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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About Here Lies
"Here Lies" finds Josh Woodward in a pop-minded frame, where a clear central idea and emotional directness carry the song. Its appeal comes from commitment to a single emotional temperature rather than from trying to impress through sheer scale. There is a welcome sense of proportion in the way the music presents itself: the hook has room to land, while the surrounding moments support it instead of competing for attention. Small changes in intensity keep the song moving and stop its main idea from becoming static, giving the performance a natural sense of flow. For listeners returning to Josh Woodward, the song offers a compact example of how mood, pacing, and a recognizable point of view can meet in one place. The result is a focused piece of music that works in the moment but still has enough character to invite a return visit. The clarity of that approach is its own strength, because it lets the feeling come through without turning every moment into a dramatic demand. Even when it aims for immediacy, the track avoids feeling disposable because its atmosphere remains distinct after the final note. Its emotional center stays firmly in view throughout.