This Rock I Live On

Shades of evergreen rush through me Shades of permanence Of lasting theme Changing are the scenes and seasons Chains of wilting and withering Stolen homes and rivalry And when the stream breaks Let my roots grow deeper still When the winter wind blows Let my leaf not wither Higher I reach Branches tall and strong 'Cause nothing outlasts This Rock I live on Traits emerge in systems senile Trading worriments And building steam There are built below me structures steady and Bleakness storming everywhere but where I am Everywhere but where I am And when the stream breaks Let my roots grow deeper still When the winter wind blows Let my leaf not wither Higher I reach Branches tall and strong 'Cause nothing outlasts This Rock I live on