[Intro] [Three wooden knocks] Trailblazers—Lantern Keepers! Hear the roots beneath us. [Verse 1 — Male Lead] Seed in the soil, rain on the leaf, Earth gives the table what the hands can’t keep. Fruit on the branch, clean water that flows, We’re living off the life this ground provides. We take from the land, then we turn away, Call it progress while the cost gets paid. But the ground keeps score in the streams and trees— You can’t take forever and expect no bleed. [Pre-Chorus] Elders taught respect for the life we share: Take what you need; leave something there. What we choose now travels down the line— The roots remember what we leave behind. [Chorus] Don’t bleed the ground dry, don’t burn through the years, Don’t leave the next ones a world of fear. The land gives life; let our hands give care— Keep the water clean, let the trees breathe air. Don’t bleed the ground dry; let the future grow. There’s still time to change the road we chose. One earth, one home, one chance to see: Protect what sustains you—and me. [Verse 2 — Male Lead] Oil runs deep, but the cost runs wide; Smoke in the air doesn’t vanish with time. We can’t call every storm by one name, But a warming world brings a heavier strain. Floodwater rising, hillsides burned, Every hard lesson is a chance to learn. Use what we need; waste less; repair— Leave room for the life that depends on the air. [Pre-Chorus] Elders taught respect for the life we share: Take what you need; leave something there. What we choose now travels down the line— The roots remember what we leave behind. [Chorus] Don’t bleed the ground dry, don’t burn through the years, Don’t leave the next ones a world of fear. The land gives life; let our hands give care— Keep the water clean, let the trees breathe air. Don’t bleed the ground dry; let the future grow. There’s still time to change the road we chose. One earth, one home, one chance to see: Protect what sustains you—and me. [Bridge — Male Lead] Plant the seed. Guard the stream. Keep the promise bigger than the dream. Teach the young what we had to learn: A gift can be lost if we never return. [Breakdown] [Low drums and bowed strings] Take what you need— Leave life to grow. Guard what we’ve been given— Let the next ones know. [Final Chorus] Don’t bleed the ground dry, don’t burn through the years, Don’t leave the next ones a world of fear. The land gives life; let our hands give care— Keep the water clean, let the trees breathe air. Don’t bleed the ground dry; let the future grow. There’s still time to change the road we chose. One earth, one home, one chance to see: Protect what sustains you—and me. [Outro] Trailblazers—Lantern Keepers, carry the light. Leave the roots alive.
