we are not apart from the grass that grows
we are not safe from the wind that blows
we are not above
we are upon the dirt
to our dependency we must be alert
attention stolen for things that don’t matter
distractions of paychecks and bills
all your time to benefit another
is this what you wanted, do you feel filled
perhaps depression is a sign you know something’s wrong
tap into those feelings, what is it you long for
look to the birds of the air
look to the flowers of the field
everything is moving too fast for you
who needs sleep when you can have caffeine
social lubrications turning to abuse
who needs a life when you can watch a screen
every intersection holds the remnants of a crash
see your life flash before you in the shards of glass
look to the birds of the air
look to the flowers of the field
at first this life didn’t seem so harmful
but following the threads i learned the truth
every option implicates another
technology or life, what would you choose
every interstate’s a graveyard for the furry ones
born into car culture, forced to murder them
look to the birds of the air
look to the flowers before they disappear
we are not apart from the grass that grows
we are not safe from the wind that blows
we are not above
we are upon the dirt
to our dependency we must be alert
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