CLOCKWORK.

❂ EVERGREEN.

VERSE ONE:
in the dead of night, we come alive
moonlight's a lamp, it's bedtime
light is transparent, truth is gold
god sent us a messenger, we drove him back
unwelcome meddler, in our homeland
a million years passed in a second
now he's answering a call, centuries ago

FIRST CHORUS:
is there hope anywhere?
in this evergreen forest
in these roots we stand right above on,
we dig through
we dig long and hard, and send hunters, and parties to search,
but empty-handed we came
and whole-hearted we'll go

VERSE TWO:
sleeping on the banks of rivers,
the coats of nature
sun-warmed rocks,
lofty abodes, wine in cups
ants crawling home on their hind legs,
we are timeless
i get so lost in dreams, i forget that i'm sleeping
i'm so full of life, i can't come to die

SECOND CHORUS:
hope must be there, somewhere
in this evergreen forest
in these roots we stand right above on,
we dig through
we dig long and hard, and send hunters, and parties to search,
but empty-handed we came
and whole-hearted we'll go

BRIDGE:
what will you eat, when the crops are watered with poison rather than love?
where will you wait, when earth disappears and the planets come to pick us up?
where will you go, when someone's presence is not enough, to bless you with home?
what can you feel? with a heart, as black as a tar, and a mouth sealed
how can you read, the story of your life, with eyes that bleed?

(instrumental)

i clicked off the screen, we're living beings, not machines
and an other-earthly cell-user can tell from a glance,
we are swallowed by hatred in our own riverbanks
we set foot on homelands, vow to take care of it, and never come back

OUTRO CHORUS:
i know hope must be here
in this evergreen forest
in these roots we stand right above on,
we dig through
we dig long and hard, and send hunters, and parties to search,
but empty-handed we came
and whole-hearted we'll go