The Father

The apple might leave But it always comes back as a hardened tree Leave 'em in the sunshine It's all by perfect design The heart of man bleeds But it always finds a way to keep the beat Feed the earth with sunlight It's all by perfect design (I thought I rolled far away!) Never considered that the distance was inner It only took 9,000 miles to finally see (We are one and the same) And no, I don't blame you 'Cause the fire born in you Still burns in me (So, what are the odds of that?) It's too coincidental Elemental, cosmic serendipity (I don't believe in happenstance) The romance of the moment simply lifts you up Above mankind's deceit The apple might leave But it always comes back as a hardened tree Leave 'em in the sunshine It's all by perfect design The heart of man bleeds But it always finds a way to keep the beat Feed the earth with sunlight It's all by perfect design (He thought he rolled far away!) But it was less than a stone's throw Still, he chose to go and travel overseas (How could he know, though?) That the reason that he came Was to feel his roots and plant beside that tree (And as they both grow) The soil that they share Transfers tiny carbon-care up to their leaves (Under the Sun's glow) The father's fruits return Spreading learned life contained within the seeds (Light to air) The breath within the log Sings Shamash's golden song for all to be (You've returned) And even when you've gone You'll become as one with all there is to see The apple might leave But it always comes back as a hardened tree Leave 'em in the sunshine It's all by perfect design The heart of man bleeds But it always finds a way to keep the beat Feed the earth with sunlight It's all by perfect design