The earth gave birth to me And I gave birth to sin Well, sin gave birth to d**h And then it started once again And now, my bones, they fertilize The old familiar soil That is filthy as my soul Which I attempted scrubbing while I had a body strong and proud But a will as weak as chalk Which outlines the place I fell upon And it's the same place that I taught You how to play the game of four-square And oh, I played the role of King 'til, standing tall and proud at four I was kicked out for poaching And then we sang OH let's lift our hands today (and) GO out in a grand parade (cuz) HOME is not the place we stay But it's where we're heading And so a woman, she conceived And it was much more than a thought
Cuz when the shadow overcame her Oh, the darkness, it could not Like a flame of light he grew and grew And swallowed all the pain And he saved every broken piece For it was in his very name Gathering up the scattered stones Just like the bones that once made me He breathes the breath of life upon them And soon, they form a great city He cleaned the pieces, now they're shining Just like a trophy made of gold And even architects are puzzled by The mystery they behold And he foretold SO let's lift our hands today (and) GO out in a grand parade (cuz) HOME is not the place we stay But it's where we're heading I do believe, there's gonna be a wedding