I'm the sunrise after the longest night I'm the spark that finally found the light A million stars above A million grains below Somewhere in the middle... That's where I learn to grow Roots in the earth Eyes on the sky Every new dawn Is another reason why We kept the fire low and steady When the loud ones walked away Hands still in the dirt each morning Same soil, different day No one clapped for the quiet work No spotlight on the root Just the same old simple promise Keep the ground, keep the truth They can chase the higher numbers We just tend what’s in our reach One season at a time One lesson we can teach True to the earth, true to the hand True to the ones who still understand We don’t bend for the temporary We don’t sell what we can stand True to the earth, true to the seed True to the quiet that we need Still here means more than surviving It means staying true indeed Passed the knowledge without ownership Shared the water, shared the shade Built the circle wider slowly So the young ones aren’t afraid Every harvest teaches patience Every storm shows what remains We don’t measure by the harvest We measure by the rain They can chase the higher numbers We just tend what’s in our reach One season at a time One lesson we can teach True to the earth, true to the hand True to the ones who still understand We don’t bend for the temporary We don’t sell what we can stand True to the earth, true to the seed True to the quiet that we need Still here means more than surviving It means staying true indeed From the ashes we learned the rhythm Now the rhythm runs through the land No shortcuts through the fire Just steady feet and open hands True to the earth, true to the hand True to the ones who still understand We don’t bend for the temporary We don’t sell what we can stand True to the earth, true to the seed True to the quiet that we need Still here… still growing… Still true indeed
