WE GROW WITH THE EARTH (Earth Day)

[Verse 1] I used to think the world was just a backdrop for my life Concrete under sneakers, neon bleeding through the night Never saw the roots beneath the cracks in every street Or how the sky was holding up the weight above my teeth Then one day the city felt too heavy on my chest So I followed little patches where the trees refused to rest Found a field behind the highway where the noise was thin And I heard the world exhale and let me breathe back in [Pre-Chorus] We’ve been taking, taking, like there’s always “one more time” But the rivers keep on writing warnings in their lines If we’re honest, we’ve been careless with this place But every dawn still paints forgiveness on our face [Chorus] We grow with the Earth, we rise and we fall We’ve broken her bones, but she’s carried us all If she still believes in us after all that we’ve done We can learn how to live like we’re not the only ones We grow with the Earth, like branches and scars Tiny little humans reaching up to the stars If we listen to the wind, if we walk a little soft Maybe home won’t be a word that we lost [Verse 2] Summer came with heat that didn’t feel like years before Smoke along the horizon, waves that bit into the shore Newsfeed full of numbers, fires I can’t put out Feels like every little choice is fuel or water now But I’ve seen kids plant forests in the shade of dying malls Painting gardens over parking lots and rusted metal walls Heard a song under the sirens, soft but not afraid Telling me it’s not too late for something new to be made [Pre-Chorus] We’ve been running, running, like we’re racing toward the end But the soil still remembers every seed we choose to send If we’re honest, we’re as fragile as the leaves But together maybe that is how a forest learns to breathe [Chorus] We grow with the Earth, we rise and we fall We’ve broken her bones, but she’s carried us all If she still believes in us after all that we’ve done We can learn how to live like we’re not the only ones We grow with the Earth, like branches and scars Tiny little humans reaching up to the stars If we listen to the wind, if we walk a little soft Maybe home won’t be a word that we lost [Bridge] This is not a movie, we don’t get a second sun But we get another morning every time that one is done So I’ll turn down all my noise and I’ll turn up what is real The sound of rain on metal roofs, the way wild clover feels [Final Chorus] We grow with the Earth, we rise and we fall We’ve broken her bones, but she’s carried us all If she still believes in us after all that we’ve done We can learn how to live like we’re not the only ones We grow with the Earth, bruised but alive Learning how to give back more than just survive If we stand here hand in hand when the daylight comes through Maybe saving this world starts with me and you [Outro] I used to think the world was just a backdrop for my life Now I know I’m just a footnote in her light And that’s alright That’s alright