Seeds for the Roses

Grasping to a feeling, distant daughters Whispers spun through aspen seedlings That were sprouted in moon water Back when you were younger You sailed for summer in a ship carved out of ice And you're wondering now why the bow is weak And the hull is half the size And you swear that you're doing fine That you don't need me and I'm not your spine You don't have to lie You don't have to You don't have to Conflict at the funeral from the siblings Whilst their kids play nice Absent friends, rolling thunder, to still waters Singing "Heart of Oak" There's ghosts in the family home I wish you could have seen his eyes And watch him sow all the seeds for the roses (You could watch them grow) Yeah, you don't have to, you don't have to You sailed for summer in a ship carved out of ice And you're wondering now why the bow is weak And the hull is half the size And you swear that you're doing fine That you don't need me and I'm not your spine You don't have to lie You don't have to You don't have to Grasping to a feeling, distant daughters Whispers spun through aspen seedlings That were sprouted in moon water Back when you were younger You sailed for summer in a ship carved out of ice And you're wondering now why the bow is weak And the hull is half the size And you swear that you're doing fine That you don't need me and I'm not your spine You don't have to lie You don't have to You don't have to There's ghosts in the family home I wish you could have seen his eyes And watch him sow all the seeds for the roses You could watch them grow You could watch them grow You don't have to