From Under the Chestnut Tree (I Am Human)

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Spencer Parli Tew

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I crawl out of that black water
And declare I do arise
By degrees I see the future
I'm exaltant to the light
Naked, cold
I must be bold
I'm here to tend my enterprise

I am Human
Anxious, chosen
Of a mother who provides
I am Human
Anxious, chosen
By a mother who provides

To the hills I'll build a shelter
Out of blood and sweat and clay
I will raise up me and mine
Beat back the beasts
Keep Dark at bay
By Sword and Shield
Our pastures yield
Enough to see another day

We will build
Until We've filled
Our hearts with dreams enough to stray
We will build
Until We've filled
Our hearts with grit enough to stay

Come the years of drought and famine
Our resolve will be revealed
We will crack and break Our backs
Upon the yoke of fortune's wheel
And in the end
My knee will bend
Before the Kings of Gold and Steel

I am Human
If I must, I can forget, oh, how to feel
I am Human
If I must, I can be taught, oh, how to kneel

As the war machine keeps grinding
We will feast upon the Earth
Our sweat and toil
Will burn the oil
That black water of my birth
'Til Mother Gaia must deny
Our shallow cries
For more to burn

We'll heat the skies
To melt the ice
So oceans rise
To end Our turn

We'll heat the skies
To melt the ice
So oceans rise
To end Our turn

I crawl back into that water
With My head sunk low in shame
All my industry and progress
Set to drown beside my name
At last at rest, I must confess
I know I'd do it all the same

I was Human
Anxious, Chosen
I return from whence I came
I am Human
Anxious, Chosen
I retire my flame

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