citizen of the planet
Singer:alanis morissette
i start up in the north i grow from special seed
i sprinkle it with sensibility
from french and hungarian snow
i linger in the sprouting until my engine's full
then i move across the sea
as i cut the cord of home
i kiss my mother's mother
humbled by my new surroundings
i am a citizen of the planet
my frontier is on an airplane
my prisons: homes for rehabilitating
then i fly back to my nest
i fly back with my nuclear but everything is different
my yearn for home is broadened
patriotism expanded by callings from beyond
so i pack my things nothing precious all things sacred
i am a citizen of the planet
my laws are all of attraction
my punishments are consequences
separating from source the original sin
i am a citizen of the planet
democracy's kids are sovereign
where the teachers are the sages
and pedestals fill with every parent
the next few years are blurry
the next decade's a flurry of smells and tastes unknown
threads sewn straight through this fabric through fields of every color one culture to another
i come alive and i get giddy i am taken and globally naturalized
i am a citizen of the planet
from simple roots through high vision
i am guarded by the angels
my body guides the direction i go in
i am a citizen of the planet
my favorite pastime edge stretching
besotten with human condition
these ideals are borne from my deepest within