Inherit the Earth

[Intro: Garrett Russell]

After the fire, after the rain, after the sacred kissed the profane

When you came and left again, such a captivating pain

After that night, I left my comfort to find where your body lies

I'd wander upon this grave then fall, I'd fall inside

[Verse 1: Garrett Russell]

I searched the clearing for that spark, hands sifted through the ash

Knowing what we felt was real,but some delusions never pass

So I took shelter in the woods with the naked shaking trees

Deciduous, fraternal twins, we're both wilted, stem and leaf

Then the mist turned sleet, turned snow

My senses shook numb, I've nothing to show

But a rain-stained book that once contained my literary charades

New blots of ink, archetypal shapes, and shades

Bleed through each and every page

And I ask myself, what's the weight of my life on the scales of eternity?

[Chorus: Garrett Russell]

We inherit the earth, we inherit the war

I inhabit the wound, I dwell in the harm

Oh, how far we fall: we're casualties of time

Oh, how far we fall: begin to forgive existence

[Verse 2: Garrett Russell]

Retreat back from the reaching trees

When a frigid shadow climbs right inside of me

That specter of recompense, it's a sound I heard ever since

[Bridge: Garrett Russell]

Amidst the endless mortal strife

And the constantly dying light

The truth we felt from the start

"How can I hold myself together when everything falls apart?"

[Chorus: Garrett Russell]

We inherit the earth, we inherit the war

I inhabit the wound, I dwell in the harm

Oh, how far we fall: we're casualties of time

Oh, how far we fall: forgive existence

[Outro: Garrett Russell]

I wandered upon the altar of human invention

An exhibition of erudition

Find me here, Son of Man

How far we fall