Extremes

[Verse 1] Extremes on the headline Empty river Begging sky We dig deeper for one more drop Then curse the dust in our mouths Store the water in quiet jars Label every cloudy glass Praying through the longest drought That this time it might last [Chorus] Every excess is an answer To some hidden Aching lack Swinging from the flood to famine Till the rope begins to crack Use your brain Use your heart now Think across the whole wide span Reconstruct it all with wisdom While we still can While we still can [Verse 2] Wild wind on the hillside Throwing branches at the field We just stare and call it chaos Never ask what it could yield That same storm could light a town On a night of frozen dark Turn the howling in our ears To a quiet Secret spark [Chorus] Every excess is an answer To some hidden Aching lack Swinging from the flood to famine Till the rope begins to crack Use your brain Use your heart now Think across the whole wide span Reconstruct it all with wisdom While we still can While we still can [Bridge] Who will feel it first again You already know the names Those who never wrote the rules Still carry all the blame So hold them in your questions When you redraw every line Balance is a kind of shelter We can build in time [Chorus] Every excess is an answer To some hidden Aching lack Swinging from the flood to famine Till the rope begins to crack Use your brain Use your heart now Think across the whole wide span Reconstruct it all with wisdom While we still can While we still can