Petrified Forest

Human bark
Beautyless hide from beauty
Bow your eyes 'n heads to the duty of the dead sucked to the ground
Breathe life into the dead dinosaurs
Let the past demons rear up their heads 'n belch fire into the air of now

The rug's wearing out that we walk on
Soon it will fray and we'll drop dead into yesterday
Must the breathing pay for those who breathe in 'n don't breathe out?
There'd be no gain, brother, if no one would play
'n as for your games count me 'n all that can see,
Breathe in 'n out hungry today 'n eat hearty tomorrow
Or eat away 'n be eaten someday

No flower shall grow where oil shall flow.
No seed shall sow in salt water.

If the dinosaur cries with blood in his eyes
'n eats our babies for our lies
Belches fire in our skies
Maybe I'll die but he'll be rumblin' through
Your petrified forest...

(Andante; odeecology)