Higher Ground

Foreign land is all around On your left the dunes Gleaming over Mars Curves in the sand Why don’t they shield me From the flaming rays above As they descend on a white veil Free falling down hill Tell me it’s real Every color burst Merging into higher ground When we gave in When compassion was a vice We saw ideas getting closer Get closer We can break this cycle together Eye to eye Learning from our scars Treasuring each part Of this long fought for soil Free falling down hill Tell me it’s real Every color burst Merging into higher ground Before each spring winter shows me How to grace each sprout With a leaf that’s fallen Where we find joy Pain has engraved in And we can clearly see a light Shining through every dark day Free falling down hill Tell me it’s real Every color burst Merging into higher ground