[Verse 1] I keep the keys To the snake-house gate Morning rain on my boots And the parrots wake I found a blue cap Under the breadfruit tree Said, “One little bite Might set me free” My hands were calloused My mind was thin I swallowed the moon And let it in [Pre-Chorus] Then the vines leaned close And the mud began to speak The river turned glass And my name went weak I heard a drum From a thousand miles The whole green world Started to smile [Chorus] Jungle keeper, let me go Green Fang Gospel in my bones Jungle keeper, take me low I came back new I came back whole Jungle keeper, let me go Under the leaves, I lost control Jungle keeper, take me low Trip of a lifetime Trip of a lifetime [Verse 2] The ants marched by Like a red parade Tiny jeweled crowns On the fruit bats’ shade A monkey laughed From a kapok crown The sky peeled back And the stars fell down I saw my fear In a river fish Then it flashed like silver And granted me this: No locked door No heavy chain Only the living pulse Inside the rain [Pre-Chorus] Then the vines leaned close And the mud began to speak The river turned glass And my name went weak I heard a drum From a thousand miles The whole green world Started to smile [Chorus] Jungle keeper, let me go Green Fang Gospel in my bones Jungle keeper, take me low I came back new I came back whole Jungle keeper, let me go Under the leaves, I lost control Jungle keeper, take me low Trip of a lifetime Trip of a lifetime [Bridge] I met a jaguar Made of smoke and light It touched my forehead And split the night It said, “Guard the wild But don’t be a cage” So I kissed the mud And turned the page [Final Chorus] Jungle keeper, let me go Green Fang Gospel in my bones Jungle keeper, take me low I came back new I came back whole Jungle keeper, let me go Under the leaves, I lost control Jungle keeper, take me low Trip of a lifetime Trip of a lifetime Trip of a lifetime Trip of a lifetime
