In Our Talons - Bowerbirds

And the warbler sings

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And the sparrow sings

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Through the wheels

Through the wheels on the interstate

And hears no refrain

And the beetle creeps

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On the crippled trees

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And he looks down to where the soil must have been

Wonderin'

And no, you’re not alone

No, my cousins, you’re not alone

You’re in our talons now and we’re never letting go

And the branches bend

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To the growing sea

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And they ask

And they ask us to spread their seeds

For they know they’re drowning

And no, you’re not alone

No, my cousins, you’re not alone

You’re in our talons now and we’re never letting go

You’re in our headlights frozen and, no, we’re not stopping

You may not believe, but even we were scared at first

It takes a lot of nerve to destroy this wondrous earth

We’re only human

This at least we’ve learned