歌词
[Intro] [Verse] Clock in at nine for the soil Forget the labor and the toil I see the heirloom seeds sprout While the city screams and shouts Mrs. Gable brings the water cans Mapping out her secret plans Hand-painted signs on the gate Trying to negotiate with fate Tomato vines climbing up the mesh Keeping all the memories fresh I check the pH of the dirt Healing every urban hurt Walking bass on the pavement This is my soul’s basement [Chorus] Roots deep in the gray Watching towers take the day We plant hope in the cracks While the steel follows tracks They want to zone us out But we know what life’s about Green leaves against the glass Waiting for the storm to pass [Post-Chorus] Keep the garden growing Keep the wisdom flowing Keep the garden growing Keep the wisdom flowing [Verse] Bulldozers idle on the edge Right behind the privet hedge Luxury suites with the view Built for the wealthy and the few They talk of mixed-use density I call it lost identity Eminent domain in their eyes Underneath the smoggy skies I’m pruning back the dead wood Doing what I know is good Nitrogen-fix the weary ground Listen to the boom-bap sound Vinyl crackle in the breeze Rustling through the maple trees [Hook] It’s a war of the roses Where the developer poses It’s a war of the seeds Meeting the community needs [Bridge] Taproots hold the foundation Despite the gentrification Companion planting the block Ignoring the ticking clock Marigolds keep the pests away While the suits start to play They see a vacant square We see a breath of air [Verse] Seed packets passed like gold Stories that are never told Mr. Chen shares the bok choy Finding a little bit of joy Setbacks and the building codes Heavy trucks on narrow roads They want a glass-walled gym But the light is getting dim I hold the shovel like a pen Writing for the local men Who remember when the lot Was the only piece we got Stay unhurried in the delivery Ending all the mental misery [Chorus] Roots deep in the gray Watching towers take the day We plant hope in the cracks While the steel follows tracks They want to zone us out But we know what life’s about Green leaves against the glass Waiting for the storm to pass [Breakdown] Smoky organ in the air Say a little silent prayer For the compost and the clay Before they take it all away [Outro]
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