## Song 08: Turn Is Not the Enemy

[Verse 1]  
Seed split open, green came through,  
Old shell fell and named the new,  
No one mourned the broken seam,  
Growth had crossed the counting stream.  

[Chorus]  
Turn is not the enemy,  
False turn wears the knife,  
Change that keeps the boundary  
Carries forward life.  

[Verse 2]  
If the name is stolen, tag the theft,  
If the edge is buried, scrape what is left,  
If the answer shakes beneath the claim,  
Pause before you lend it name.  

[Final Chorus]  
Turn is not the enemy,  
Forced turn is the scar,  
Reason keeps the gate intact  
And shows us where we are.