Phototroph

Been living underneath Murk and muck in the reeds And the light was Something I'd dreamed Then the photons reached 'Neath the violent sea And the fright was Broken on - on the rocks Then I heard a voice That didn't speak But sang in song "All ye who enter, abandon all woe" So I rose to my feet Brash and bold, I breached Found that light was Something I need Heard the hope in the breeze So I chose to live free Left the tide pool I'd been hiding under Then I heard a voice That didn't speak But sang in song "All ye who enter, abandon all woe" I've been down on that goddamn floor too fuckin' long "All ye who enter, abandon all woe" Crawled out the cave Wiped the dirt clean from my face I breathed deep the free air Saw my broken past Had only helped me last this long I've been down, but I ain't done yet Oh, then it came to me That the shadows I'd seen Only meant to reveal That the light was right behind me The whole time Then I was the voice That didn't speak But sang in song "All ye who enter, abandon all woe" I've been down on that goddamn floor too fuckin' long "All we who venture, abandon what's known"