Mother Soil

Got the history of the world right in your hand The genetic code of the ancient land But the clock is ticking, yeah, the time is thin If the soil gets weak, then we can’t win Twenty years from now, it’s a heavy cost Forty percent of the land could be lost We’re looking for the future, looking for the light But we gotta keep the mother in our sight. She’s the real one, the source of it all Without her strength, we’re bound to fall You call it "dirt" like it’s something to clean But it’s the smartest engine that you’ve ever seen. It’s the Mother Soil, the source of your life Cutting through the madness and the modern strife It’s not dirt, no, it’s who we are From the smallest seed to the furthest star Sink your roots down, let the spirit grow It’s the only magic that we really know Mother Soil, yeah, she’s calling you home. Now, look at the apple, look at the pear The soil never trips, it’s all in there It never makes a mistake, never skips a beat Turning dust into the food we eat But you’re trapped in your mind, in that "bone box" head Thinking intelligence is just the words you said The air that you breathe, the ground where you stand Is the highest wisdom in all the land. Don’t tell the children that their hands are stained That’s the very place where the life is gained If the tree was afraid to touch the ground There’d be no flowers, no fruit to be found. It’s the Mother Soil, the source of your life Cutting through the madness and the modern strife It’s not dirt, no, it’s who we are From the smallest seed to the furthest star Sink your roots down, let the spirit grow It’s the only magic that we really know Mother Soil, yeah, she’s calling you home. We’re losing our health, we’re losing our way Forget enlightenment, just get through the day Every other creature does it effortlessly Because they know the earth is their destiny Stop calling it dirty, stop drifting away The Mother is waiting, what you gonna say? Mother Soil! It’s the source! Carry it in your body, it’s your skin and bone The greatest intelligence we’ve ever known Don’t call it dirt...It’s home.