Waist Deep

Adrift and lame we are drawn to the flame Of a distant, dying star We return to be burned in the cosmic urn And become what we already are Then race through space at a reckless pace And arrive as we do, every time To divide the Earth by material worth That one's yours but this one's mine Feel the pull of the river See the people in waist deep The current carries the promises No one keeps In the end we defend what we can't comprehend And shake our fists at the sky The same old game, we shift the blame To anyone but you and I So refrain from chains that hold us down Be they hate, mistrust or greed And fear no harm for these opened arms Have the love we so desperately need Feel the rush of the river See the people in neck deep Stretch your neck to the sky And strain to breathe