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In my life on earth
the things I have invented have invented me
I found my industry
I am not alone
I fashion friends from precious scraps
they hold the light they bend to serve me
joking that they donât deserve me
after days of craft and care
I lift a sword and slice the air
Such has been my time upon this earthâ¦this earth
Then my wife returns
more beautiful then when she left the night before
I show her things I made
The filigree of ferns, diamonds, snowflakes, tears of gold
She murmurs praise, a small caress; I smile to see her happiness
Silver webs with sand engrained
that catch and hold real drops of rain
Such has been my toil upon this earthâ¦this earth
When Iâm feeling vexed I go upstairs and bury something deep
Then stand back and push a button, from a distance watch the earth explode
This earth
I love this land of mortal men
They wake to know the fire again
The things we make, the things we feel,
Armored plates and molten steel
All of these inventions of the earth.the earthâ¦this earth.
- Album:
- Emerald
- In the Time of Gods
- My Better Self
- End Of The Summer
- Mortal City
- The Honesty Room
- All My Heroes Are Dead
- Miscellaneous
- The Beauty of the Rain
- Promised Land
- Born To The Breed A Tribute To Judy Collins
- Non-Album Releases
- Live at Bearsville Theater
- Many Great Companions
- Safe Haven (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- In the Time of Gods (Bonus Track Version)
- In The Time Of Gods (Commentary Version)
- BMG Visa, Volume 3
- Dar Sampler
- Acoustic Stage