they think we'll budge but we'll never budge we wont give them an inch we're never giving up on this arm and arm we're linked strong held strong by our conviction made stronger still, stronger still with every beat of our restless heart this forest don't need us but we can't live with out the flowing streams, the rustle of leaves, the food, and shelter it provides. so no you cant lay a finger on it they think we'll budge but we'll never budge we wont give them an inch we'll make them thinking about this every hour 3 million dollars 3 million dollars gone to waste that natural gas or clean water or clean water or natural gas. is there any question why we gathered here i know tempers are high in the august air but we'll keep you back, push you back hear our cries they serve us well. so let your voices scream you may not you may not you may not touch this place you may not you may not you may not cross this line you will never cross this line

The lick of the flames illuminate as rebel sings a tune, of greener days the water flowed like blood in veins now the water flows in vein I struggle a shaky note about playing in the sun The sun goes The sun goes out it all fell down (we let it, we let it) it all fell down (we made it, we made it) Holding hands under a Tuesday moon lets hear another tune, retreat to our lean-too rebel sings see what tomorrow brings you I smile and nod I could die anytime leave you all alone catastrophe brought us together and here we are side by side rebel strains a low whisper we made all we need I smile and nod it all fell down (we let it, we let it) it all fell down (we made it, we made it)

I was six years old when my Opa passed away I peered into the casket as he lay there cold and grey He looked so different with his mouth sewn closed They did his makeup wrong, and he smelled of chemicals Please don't embalm me, when it's me who's finally died Don't paint my face up, or fill my veins with formaldehyde You can keep my meat fresh with dry ice and essential oils Until you're ready to return me to the soil Feed the earth with my body All the blood and the guts that made me me Embrace the beauty of rotting We are nothing but seeds The pews were agony at my Opa's funeral My suit was itchy, and my shoes were too small The sermon was boring, then the organ wheezed and sighed My dad had coffee breath, and I wished I was outside What I want is a festival, a celebration of all life Djembes and shakers, humans dancing in the night Host a potluck at a friend's house if you cannot be outside Sing songs of comfort and hold each other while you cry Feed the earth with my body All the blood and the guts that made me me Embrace the beauty of rotting We are nothing but seeds My opa's body was buried in a coffin made of pine At our current rate of progress it'll outlast humankind And I say he was buried, but I'm taking that on faith We draped his box with flowers, turned around, and walked away Lay me down in a blanket in a hole you've dug yourselves Toss the soil down on me. Anyone who cares can help Then let the worms have at me, making good use of my bones Come back in the springtime; I'm in the flowers that have grown Feed the earth with my body All the blood and the guts that made me me Embrace the beauty of rotting We are nothing but seeds

Can this stench be me? Forgotten limb gone rancid Tall man took a piece Mother forgot to water me How'd i get this stuck? Against a terracotta restraint I nod at the crack in the ceiling It's the only way i know To get their attention Find me Root bound and wilting Find me Perched on my window sill Find me Ready to escape Ever grow tired of surviving? Ever tried growing feet? Have you thought of the end days? Ever wanted to up and go? Twenty feet below I'll meet my friend the ivy Climbing where it wants to go I even saw it tear down a building. Find me Root bound and wilting Find me Perched on my window sil Find me Ready to escape Knock me to the floor And hear this clay pot smash See me sprawled relaxed Just another chore to avoid Find me

While you're biking, a brilliant flash of lightning rips across the sky You feel the thunder rumble in your bones And know that you're alive In the summer rain you will find the joy you lost along the way... The city glistens Your eyelashes are dripping Puddles lay ahead Wet clothes clinging, You suddenly start singing The downpour starts to ebb In the summer rain you will find the joy you lost along the way In the summer rain you'll find yourself again You pedal hard, your tires splashing You're soaking wet, yet you're laughing In the summer rain you will find the joy you lost along the way In the summer rain you'll find yourself again.

We survived the winter We survived the winter I awake on a new day Wipe the dust from my face I glance over at my Grey Brief calm starts to fade This lean-to ain’t got too much space It keeps the winds at bay These walls seem bruised I can’t believe what they got us through We survived the winter We survived the winter It’s all academic now No one survives On their own After everything else has died you and I, we thrive After everything else has died you and I, we thrive We survived the winter We survived the winter Zoshounds clawing at my mind Takers leave nothing behind Snow-covered derelicts Help us not to forget And I know how to run Grey’s smarts won’t be outdone I fend off beasts And Grey always finds good eats We survived the winter We survived the winter With the strength of Grey’s steel-cut eyes And a distant whiff of rot ash I say rebel You will survive After everything else has died you and I, we thrive After everything else has died you and I, we thrive We do what we have to do We built this from what we found We scrounge and collect We protect what we have left After everything else has died you and I, we thrive After everything else has died you and I, we thrive After everything else has died you and I, we thrive After everything else has died you and I, we thrive We thrive.