The Earth Remembers

[Acoustic Intro] [Dry acoustic guitar, warm bass entering gradually] [No humming] [Verse 1] Stone beneath a farmer's hands Rain returning to the field Someone carved a king's name here Now the letters barely show Roads were built and borders moved Flags came down and others rose Still the river found the valley Still the wild grass learned to grow [Chorus] The earth remembers [echoing electric guitar answer] Every name we gave the land Every wall we thought would last [short tremolo guitar echo] Every kingdom made of sand The earth remembers Long after we are gone We were only passing through But we called it all our own [Short Instrumental Response] [Acoustic guitar and bass] [Verse 2] Gold was taken from the mountain Forests fell beneath the blade Cities climbed into the sunlight Then became another name We measured oceans, mapped the heavens Built our monuments of stone But the oldest trees kept growing Never asking who had owned [Chorus] The earth remembers Every name we gave the land Every wall we thought would last Every kingdom made of sand The earth remembers Long after we are gone We were only passing through But we called it all our own [Psychedelic Instrumental] [Electric guitar slowly blooms around the acoustic rhythm] [Warm melodic bass, tape echo and restrained phaser] [Bridge — quiet] A hundred years A thousand more The sea still reaches For the shore We come and go The seasons turn The earth remembers What we never learn [Final Chorus] The earth remembers Long after flags are gone Long after every border Has forgotten where it was drawn The earth remembers When our names are worn away We were only passing through For a moment in its day [Short Outro] [Acoustic guitar remains after the band fades]