What If Elephants - Iris lyrics

[Verse 1] Desert land, where our milk and honey ran Rain again, thunder, bring the lightning in Water gla**, held high by my calloused hands I'll come back, pray I don't get struck again [Chorus] We are the iris and we're adjusting to the dark We gain a**urance by shadows cast upon a wall [Verse 2] Careful hands hold the infant to my chest Fragile stems peaking from the ashes Hold his hand, pray he won't repeat our sins Build again, pray it won't burn down on him [Chorus] We are the iris and we're adjusting to the dark We gain a**urance by shadows cast upon a wall Just like our fathers We're gaining ground with every step We play with fire Cause fire's all that we have left [Bridge] There's no corner we can see around Just this fire that our eyes have found We are, we are, we are, we are We are, we are, we are, we are We are, we are, we are, we are We are, we are, we are, we are [Chorus] We are the iris and we're adjusting to the dark We gain a**urance by shadows cast upon a wall Just like our fathers We're gaining ground with every step We play with fire Cause fire's all that we have left Just like our fathers We're gaining ground with every step We play with fire Cause fire's all that we have left It's all that we have left