[Verse 1] Knees in the dirt, hands already split The axe went in clean but the root stayed hid Thick as my wrist and twice as mean Wrapped around the concrete like it owns the thing [Pre-Chorus] I cut what I could see Thought that would be enough But the ground don’t forget What it’s been holding up [Chorus] So I pull I pull I pull until my shoulders shake I pull I pull Until the blisters break If it’s gonna die It’s gotta die all the way Rip it from the foundation Or it’s coming back someday [Verse 2] Deeper now, the wood is black and wet Every tug brings more of the old dirt with it My back is screaming but the root won’t give It’s been here longer than I’ve been alive [Pre-Chorus] I thought I was just clearing space I didn’t know the cost Some things don’t just grow on top They grow because they’re lost [Chorus] So I pull I pull I pull until my shoulders shake I pull I pull Until the blisters break If it’s gonna die It’s gotta die all the way Rip it from the foundation Or it’s coming back someday [Bridge] There’s no clean way to do this No gentle way to kill You either get your hands black Or you leave the poison in the hill I’m not saving anything I’m just making sure it’s gone Even if it takes the ground with it Even if I come out wrong [Final Chorus] So I pull I pull I pull until there’s nothing left to take I pull I pull Until my hands won’t make the shape If it’s gonna die It’s gotta die all the way Rip it from the foundation Or it’s coming back someday [Outro] Knees in the dirt… Hands don’t close the same… But the ground is quiet now.
