I am roots bedded down in the soil when the storm’s throwing me
I am stuck down stems side by side with petals for my eyes
Swaying up to stormy skies searching for the sun –
Mercenaries of wide green leaves
Marching in time with sergeant trees on the backs
Of tectonic horse earth plates ebbing with the sea.
My sustenance is in the soil, in the earth where our bodies toil
Centuries of roots ploughing down into earthworm thrones
I am leaves spreading outwards wide from my home
I am life –
These thorns in my side are my battle scars
But my rivers nourish these stems, so
when the fungus comes again, we will beat it and we will grow –
This environmental evolution is not for your show
I will not lose myself to a rotten core
These branches will strengthen and reach further, wider, more
There is chlorophyll in my veins
My nature grows luscious and green in times of rain
And I survive
Nah, fuck that – I thrive.
There is a rainforest blossoming inside of my soul
An ecosystem, varied, fertile and whole
I dare you to try and trample these roots
I dare you to watch these wild-fired remains springing into new shoots
Please pour your pesticides into all of my scars
This garden cultivation takes years not hours
So do not fall –
Do not give up when these shoots aren’t reaching out right
Do not fear when your petals are dim to the light
Your stems and friends are holding you strong
Even when this green glasshouse is going all wrong
The strongest storms are just there to test our foundations
But these roots spread wide enough to support a garden of nations
With this resilience, I guess you could call her Mother
and when the winter frost comes, sit tight with me until summer
I will ride out these rising seas with you
And there is succulence to the things we will do
There is nature in this –
Hold me warm under your sun and I’ll be basking in bliss
We’ll create an Eden under the trees,
But don’t forget our thorns while we’re lying on leaves
We are seedlings grown strong from our ordeals
Darling, drink in the nutrients of ourselves and be healed
When the plagues and the locusts swarm,
I will hold you in my leaves and keep your tender heart warm, if you let me
Darling, take my hand when the diggers come
Shelter with me when it’s hot beneath the sun
And when the earthquakes come and the ice caps melt
And we, all of Nature’s forces fail to help
Our roots will keep us grounded and steady
This Mother Nature in me, in battle I will be ready
Do you see there is nothing impossible in me
There is growth and progress in this fertility
In these fertile soils where my desires run deep
My arms will reach up to the tallest trees and hold on
Hold on with me, by my side and be strong
I am channelling potential through all of my veins
So sink yours in with my mine and we’ll keep this world sane
And when we feel the fracturing streams of society
Tangle your roots in with mine and grow there with me –