The Dirt and the Roots

You burned down the orphanage

You poisoned your mother

The flames they were seen for miles and miles

The soles of your shoes would not carry you forward

And you stood and stared and you stood and smiled

You thought about all that had troubled you lately

As it rose as smoke from burning ground

And you spoke through your teeth as you turned to a frog

And dear god help me harness it all now

And where will I find anything

That will bind me to all that I knew

Until I find out I will bury my heart

'Neath the dirt and the soil and the roots

So you buried your heart 'neath the dirt and the roots

And you ran so fast and you ran so far

You turned to see birds pick meat from the soil

And they flew so fast and they flew so far

And you thought about all that had troubled you lately

As it rose as smoke from burning ground

And you spoke through your teeth as you turned to a frog

And dear god help me harness it all now

And where will I find anything

That will bind me to all that I knew

Until I find out I will bury my heart

'Neath the dirt and the soil and the roots