last year at elf camp

Mud filled up the tent An avalanche We broke our promises Holding our breaths as we kissed under dirty water You said only pessimists Say the shit we're in is inevitable I'm not afraid of dying, only growing old Enough to see the world lit on fire You pointed out my mistakes You put me down like i would break But i'm not afraid to strike the match Burn out hero, no regrets You told me to march so i marched for you But how do broken people Save a broken world We couldn't even save ourselves Ten years down White picket fence You never thought You'd live to see the day Now you say only pragmatists Will survive a world so otiose You're not afraid of dying You just want to grow old enough to see your daughter Set the world on fire Do you even fear the hotter summers now The kids love the sea when it's warmer Wave goodbye to earth I pray someday for liberation Break down fronts with open hearts And vulnerable ambitions I'm still not grown enough to let go Of the idea that i'm not too old to Change something The way you laughed When you said i could be In the book of saints one day I dream of earth liberation I dream of earth I dream I