Long After You’re Gone

[Intro] Earth-rumbling pulse begins… [Verse 1] I’ve been here millions of years, I’ll be here for millions more. Carved in mountains, rivers, and tears, I’ve carried what you can’t restore. Civilizations rise and fall, All their echoes under my floor. Every kingdom leaves its call, But I still open up the door. [Pre-Chorus] You can’t take without giving, You can’t burn what you adore. I am breath, I am living, Still I wait for something more. [Chorus] From where dolphins dream and lions roar, From the plains where the buffalo roamed, To the dreamcatcher walking the shore, I am the earth, I am your home. [Post-Chorus] Keepers, you forgot your way. Keepers, I tried to warn you. Keepers, I tried to say. I am the ground beneath you. [Verse 2] I hold the stories in my veins, Fires, floods, and shifting stone. I’ve watched the mighty turn to stains, Still you claim me as your own. Skies are heavy, oceans weep, Roots remember every song. If you take what you can’t keep, I’ll return what once was gone. [Bridge] Voices of the ancients call, Drums beneath the rainfall. Every heartbeat, every flame, Whispers still repeat my name. I’ll be here long after you’ve come and gone, Maybe worse than when you found me. Tell me, was I wrong to trust in you [Chorus] From where dolphins dream and lions roar, From the plains where the buffalo roamed, To the dreamcatcher walking the shore, I am the earth, I am your home. [Post-Chorus] Keepers, you forgot your way. Keepers, I tried to warn you. Keepers, I tried to say. I am the ground beneath you. And I 'll be here long after you're gone.