Impermanent Record

[Verse 1]

I was trembling with gooseflesh

First time I prayed to speak in tongues

I saw it coming and I tried to run

But now I make it up as I go along

Do I drive around with my high beams on?

Do I ever watch the road?

I store my thoughts in other people's heads

Then I question what they know

[Chorus]

The rain falls on the animals

The wind blows up the dirt

Climb the rock

Make a home in the cleft

Keep a record of the earth

[Verse 2]

On the crowded city sidewalk

Or in the wilderness alone

The cloud of witnesses hover above you

Like a pillar of smoke

Singing stories, whispering jokes

[Chorus]

[Outro]

I keep a record of the earth

And I write it down for what it's worth

For what it's worth