I grow branches, I follow the Sun
Reaching blindly beyond
The frontier of my skin
Stories & wishes in your hands:
Let them slip between your fingers
Like seeds onto the wind
Roots soak up the fallen
And sing them into blooms
Grown heavy with leaves and fruits
I will one day become like you
Oh, I need your fire, I need that flame
Give me flight and light the way
I am calling your name, oh—
Oh my love, Oh my darling
I won't let you be erased
I won't let you be erased
Oh my love, Oh my angel
I won't let you be erased
I won't let you be erased
Heart divides into vessels
Tree into limbs
My spirit is fragmented—
Surface only skimmed
They will distort your face
Put others in your place
Until your story's blotted out of view
I know you're all around
Above and underground;
Why do I feel I am so far from you?
Bullets, turn to seeds!
Leaves, shoot from the barrel!
Beneath the pounding boots
A thousand seeds are taking root
She takes two lungs full of smoke
And sighs roses
Two lungs full of smoke
And sighs roses (roses)