rise from the dead

i dance until the sun comes up and then i close my eyes

for fear that when i can see i'll want to run and hide

it's a shame we're all walking fast

talking underneath the trees

without even understanding they're helping us to breathe

i read the same newspaper at the same time each day

the stories never change but i read them anyways

it's a shame we're all waiting

debating underneath the trees

without even understanding they're helping us to breathe

and the kids in the parks use tree stumps as leverage into the air

and they jump on their beds when they get home and the world isn't fair

and they fall

they fall

and they fall

and never get up

but they can rise from the dead

they can rise from the dead

they can rise from the dead

and i can rise from the dead

you can rise from the dead

we can rise from the dead

rise

rise

i grow my roots into concrete just before it dries

when i forget how to listen to anything but lies

it's a shame we're all stagnant

broken fragments

underneath the trees

without even understanding they're helping us to breathe