Nothing Was Ever Ours

[Intro: rainforest ambience, thunder rumble, distant animal calls, roots cracking concrete] “Eee-eee-eee…” “Way-ohhh…” “Hahh-hahh-hahh…” “Caw-caw… caw-caw…” [Female whisper] Hear that? Hear that jungle breathing… [Verse 1] Cut the fence down, let the flood in Blackwater crawl through the town Roots in the old road twisting Pullin’ the powerlines down Big vine climb up the watchtower Orchids bloom on the guns Monkey choir through the static Singin’ where the signal was [Pre-Chorus] Way-ohhh… Trees make a cathedral ceiling Way-ohhh… Everything alive and breathing Eyes in the dark all gold-green No one really owns anything I said the roots remember Now nobody sleeps again “Eh-eh-eh-eh!” “Caw-caw-caw-ohhh!” [Chorus] Jungle breathing Feel it now Deep green heartbeat Shakin’ the ground Rain don’t stop now Teeth in the mud Something in the river Woke up hungry for blood Hey now — Roots gonna climb Hey now — Vines know your name We taught the trees our language Now they whisper back the same [Animal Vocal Break] “Eee-eee-eee-eee!” “Hahh-hahh-hahh!” “Ooooo-way-ohhh!” “Caw-caw-caw-ohhh…” [Verse 2] Satellite dish full of flowers Snakes in the checkpoint light Parrots screaming old sermons All through the burning night Children sleep with yellow pollen Gold dust under their tongues Whole dead cities disappear now One green breath and they’re gone River hum like a radio Low-low-low-low-low Somewhere underneath the jungle Old machines still glow [Bridge: half-time tribal groove, deeper bass, layered jungle chants] No king sittin’ on a throne now No god hidden in the sky Just the sound of the living And the vines learning to climb Rain come down in diamonds Steam rise up from the earth And the whole damn jungle sing Like the planet know its worth [Male Spoken / Whispered] I taught the green to hear us… Now it answers all the time… [Final Chorus Explosion] Jungle breathing All around Deep green heartbeat Take the ground Lion call and the panther glide Monkey choir from the other side Every tower turn to jungle bones Way-ohhh-ohhh Nothing was ever ours Hey now — Roots through the stone Hey now — River untamed We built walls for a hundred years Now the jungle say our names [Outro: layered animal choir, rain, distant drums, insects swelling] “Eee-eee-eee…” “Way-ohhh…” “Hahh-hahh-hahh…” “Caw-caw…” [Female whisper] The roots remember… [Male whisper] Listen… The jungle breathing… [sound of vines creaking, distant thunder, drums fading into rain]