Some Years

The rivers dried,
the skies turned grey.
The ice gave in,
and slipped away.
The air grew thick,
the nights grew long.
But still we whispered,
nothing's wrong.

"Some years"
calling through the rain
nothing more to pledge
just ashes and a flame
"Some years"

We paved the fields
with glass and pride
Built walls so tall
we lost the tide
The warnings came
in quiet waves
But we were busy
digging graves

Just echoes in the rain
And no one’s left
To name
What we became

"Some years"
calling through the rain
nothing more to pledge
just ashes and a flame
"Some years"

We lit the match
with shaking hands
The oceans boiled,
the cities sank
We watched it all
through broken screens
While selling
carbon-colored dreams

"Some years"
calling through the rain
nothing more to pledge
just ashes and a flame
"Some years"

The forests cried,
the children knew
That truth was something
we outgrew
And yet we danced
through heat and flame
Pretending it would end
the same

"Some years"
calling through the rain
nothing more to pledge
just ashes and a flame
"Some years"

It’s not about
a perfect plan
It’s just the time
to be more than
A fading voice,
a silent page
There’s still a pulse
inside the cage
If we still care,
to breathe this air,
don’t turn away,
we’re here, today.

"Some years"
calling through the rain
nothing more to pledge
just ashes and a flame
"Some years"

We don’t know the hour.
But the clock is loud.
And the sky is watching.

"Some years"