inherit the earth - silent planet lyrics
after the fire, after the rain [1]
after the sacred kissed the profane –
when you came and left again
such a captivating pain
after that night i left my comfort
to find where your body lies
i’d wander upon this grave then fall…
i’d fall inside
i searched the clearing for that spark
hands sifted through the ash –
knowing what we felt was real
but some delusions never p-ss. [2]
so i took shelter in the woods
with the naked shaking trees:
deciduous, fraternal twins
we’re both wilted, stem and leaf
then the mist turned sleet into snow;
my senses shook numb, i’ve nothing to show
but a rain – stained book that once contained
my literary charades:
new blots of ink, archetypal shapes and shades
bleed through each and every page. [3]
and i ask myself:
what’s the weight of my life on the scales of eternity?
we inherit the earth, [4] we inherit the war
i inhabit the wound, i dwell in the harm
oh how far we fall: [5] we’re casualties of time
oh how far we fall: begin to forgive existence
retreat back from reaching trees
when a frigid shadow climbs inside of me [6] –
that specter of recompense –
it’s a sound i’ve heard ever since
amidst the endless mortal strife
and the constantly dying light [7]
the truth we felt from the start:
“how can i hold myself together when everything falls apart?”
we inherit the earth, we inherit the war
i inhabit the wound, i dwell in the harm
oh how far we fall: we’re casualties of time
oh how far we fall: forgive existence
i wandered upon the alter of human intervention [8]
an exhibition of erudition
find me here, son of man. [9]
how far we fall…
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