Inherit the Earth - Silent Planet

After the fire, after the rain

After the sacred kissed the profane —

When you came and left again

Such a captivating pain

After that night I left my comfort

To find where your body lies

I’d wander upon this grave then fall…

I’d fall inside

I searched the clearing for that spark

Hands sifted through the ash —

Knowing what we felt was real

But some delusions never pass.

So I took shelter in the woods

With the naked shaking trees:

Deciduous, fraternal twins

We’re both wilted, stem and leaf

Then the mist turned sleet into snow;

My senses shook numb, I’ve nothing to show

But a rain — stained book that once contained

My literary charades:

New blots of ink, archetypal shapes and shades

Bleed through each and every page.

And I ask myself:

What’s the weight of my life on the scales of eternity?

We inherit the earth, we inherit the war

I inhabit the wound, I dwell in the harm

Oh how far we fall: We’re casualties of time

Oh how far we fall: Begin to forgive existence

Retreat back from reaching trees

When a frigid shadow climbs inside of me —

That specter of recompense —

It’s a sound I’ve heard ever since

Amidst the endless mortal strife

And the constantly dying light

The truth we felt from the start:

«How can I hold myself together when everything falls apart?»

We inherit the earth, we inherit the war

I inhabit the wound, I dwell in the harm

Oh how far we fall: We’re casualties of time

Oh how far we fall: Forgive existence

I wandered upon the alter of human intervention

An exhibition of erudition

Find me here, Son of Man.

How far we fall…