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Sand & Seed

from LIVE! @ GBS Detroit by American Opera

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Well, this house I made out of bricks is acting more like sand,
And when I trick to pick it up it starts slipping through my hands…
Yeah, the door has been kicked in, window's broken, walls are caving in,
The foundation is sinking and I've been thinking there's no saving it…

I can't let it go, this is my home…

Maybe the songs I sing are so I remember what life brings,
Life sings its songs to me so I am not afraid, yeah…

Well, I've been working in these fields for as long as I can recall,
But every time I see the growth, the spring, it turns to fall...
Well, God made this ground fickle, and in turn, hard to control,
And now I've found myself in a pickle thanks to my sins and empty soul...

This dirt is dry as bone and it hasn't rained for days,
And all of the clouds up in the sky are blocking all of the sun's rays…
Buried deep beneath the ground amidst the worms and dirt,
Sits a lonely seed I found wondering what its worth...

I'll make this seed grow all on my own…

Maybe the songs I sing are so I remember what life brings,
Life sings its songs to me so I am not afraid…

Well, I bet if these walls could talk they wouldn't say anything at all…
And I bet if these roots could walk they wouldn't,
They would just stumble and they would fall…

I can't let it go, this is my home…
I'll make this seed grow all on my own…

Maybe the songs I sing are so I remember what life brings,
Life sings its songs to me so I am not afraid...

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from LIVE! @ GBS Detroit, track released February 16, 2012

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