The Ground Was Mud

Where am i

Going on this long old road

So grown,

Grown up from the roots

They've taken all,

And are too heavy for themselves

They've begun to fade away

Chop down the bitter wind,

Just cover me up

Just grab a hold enough

To catch my breath,

Sinking, falling down

You've outgrown me too

Surge, doesn't move,

Doesn't work inside

Parts, they clink, they clink collide

They all rust and fall, just like me

And they've done it to themselves

Oh, we've taken on too much

That's all, we know it's wrong

Oh, we muddied up so much

The key is simplicity, that's all it is

Just remember, try to remember

When you were young

Survive until the end

And yes I've lost a friend

Lost that and so much more

They said I was a bore

The key: simplicity

Rings true in my city

But now the place has changed

It's all been rearranged

We're deaf from traffic noise

The men replaced the boys

But I remember once

The winter had long gone

The ground was mud,

But I was a boy then

And I still remember how it was all red

It was the cave, it was the fire,

To me I was warm

In this bright, in this daylight

The ground was mud,

But I was a boy then

I tried to remember how it was all red

It was the same ember,

My mother she was always warm

It's all in the daylight