Slaves / used to sing / paraded / in lands unknown / to awestruck crowds / then ripped away / still torn / paraded / even today
Man / used to swim / which waters drowned him / the same which will drown us / did we ever escape / which waters are rising / can we swim again
Churches / used to scrape / the sky / reaching for a god / a god / any god / to pull us from the ground / onto something new / fifty storeys high / to find there’s nothing more than work
Love / used to hide / to stay safe / one glance / long enough to last a life / like a candle in the night / extinguished / should you shine a light / light that now shines on your face / candles burning brighter / longer / love still hides / behind that light
Time / used to change / firsts into seconds / each person falling / as leaves to a tree / becoming soil / we’re used too / to a sapling – made out of air / time changes / what we’re used to
