Twelve Hundred Rings — A Song Inspired by The Major Oak of Sherwood Forest, a 1,200-year-old tree tied to Robin Hood lore, is believed dead but still standing.

[Verse 1]
They said spring came walking with a basket full of green
But you kept your old fists closed above the path
Twelve hundred rings asleep where nobody can see
A whole town reading silence in the ash

[Pre-Chorus]
Every footstep lowered down
Every camera lost its shine
Some things leave without falling
Some doors close standing high

[Chorus]
Oh Major Oak, keep holding up the sky
Even when the sap runs quiet in the bone
We are all just borrowers of shade before we die
But the story finds a way to carry home
Twelve hundred rings, twelve hundred rings
Still singing in the hollow of the throne

[Verse 2]
Somebody carved a rumor into your weathered side
Somebody kissed a promise in your leaves
Children chased an arrow through the afternoon light
Old lovers came back looking for their sleeves

[Pre-Chorus]
You were never just the wood
You were shelter, mark, and name
A green room for the frightened
A witness without blame

[Chorus]
Oh Major Oak, keep holding up the sky
Even when the sap runs quiet in the bone
We are all just borrowers of shade before we die
But the story finds a way to carry home
Twelve hundred rings, twelve hundred rings
Still singing in the hollow of the throne

[Bridge]
If the leaves do not return
Let the wind come learn your lines
Let the moss keep court
Let the blackbirds testify
What is gone is not erased
What is dead can still be dear
There are rooms made out of memory
There are roots that disappear

[Lead Guitar Solo]

[Final Chorus]
Oh Major Oak, keep holding up the sky
One last crown against the morning stone
We are all just borrowers of shade before we die
But the story finds a way to carry home
Twelve hundred rings, twelve hundred rings
Still singing in the hollow of the throne
Twelve hundred rings, twelve hundred rings
And the forest does not leave you here alone