it is green

it's been too long since i saw the water
or played or stayed in nature at all
and it's been too long since i tended to my roots
i've been letting my spirit fall
and i'm hungry for more
and i'm repelled and want less
and i'm sure that i don't want this

and my music is playing loudly
and my guitar is waiting for me
and my piano is getting dusty

where have i been? oh, where have i been?

it's been too long since i cleared out the weeds from around me
and my petals are losing color
but i'm green, green as can be. . . enough chlorophyll to last me
well into the next season
until i can find another reason
to blossom again

and i'm so hungry for something more
and so full of what i want less of

and i'm so ready to chop it all down
if it falls alone will anybody hear it?

it will be recorded, and you can buy the album
the last tree in the world
falling falling falling

the chords will paint a picture
and the melody will describe the setting
the lyrics won't even matter then
because you'll understand, you'll just understand

you'll listen to it in your ipod
as you walk or ride a train, or a plane
and you'll re-live the change
and feel how it all happened
over time

this became that
is became was
we became over
green became red

you become more
and more
who you are

we become more
and more
who we want to be

more of who we are

remember always:

IT IS GREEN

thinks nature

EVEN IN THE DARK

...even in the dark