Teach Me

Teach me how to love You better, better Teach me how to love You better, better Am I in love or am I just feeding? I stick out my hands to the earth Mouth full, still wanting Am I in love or have I been greedy? I make my demands to the dirt But what am I giving? Teach me how to love You better, better Teach me how to love You better, better My great-greats hid seeds in their cornrows Plotted with land they'd never own Where we come from, soil is sacred, not a paycheck The less we want from more, the freer we get I pledge allegiance to the sun's warm hands Release my grief to the water and the sand You heal us, you always provide I take for granted how you keep us alive How can we slow, slow down? Can we spread the harvest around? Can we turn the lights way down? No machines, dig our hands in the ground, slow down There's always enough to go around The great-great sure knew how No machines, dig our hands in the ground Teach me how to love You better, better Teach me how to love You better, better Teach me how to love You better, better Teach me how to love You better, better