of wheat and wonder, prairie skies
barren land, heart attack, hold time
out of the earth, blistering shoots
fumbling branches, singing roots
strong hands, homeland, be mine
and our bodies, harvested for firewood
i guess that we were only born to burn
you grew so fast, you stretched so tall
did you retain what it meant to feel small?
deliverance, inconsequence, we tried
and finally, the winter won
the seasons changed before we could run
oh, silence, stillness knows no sides
and when i die i wish to be laid to rest beneath the seeds
my body's sighs begin to leak this bated breath to silver leaves
we grow we grow we grow we go oh
