I cannot fathom a particle More beautiful than stardust It builds from core to sediment To rocks and slabs of ocean floor The grass that dies and breathes again The sand beneath my arches
The rubber soles The air we breathe The air we share, the air we need We care for youth until they're meant To add more forms of sediment They'll cry, and their babies Will cry Not quite out of frustration, but everybody's inclination And urge to touch the sky
Because we can't breathe this vicious air We belong to the world up there Of imploding super nova sights The nebulas crossing like interstate highways The traffic of matter holds orbit over all
You can take pride in the life you live In the air you breathe In the joy you give But as for power? Nothing. Humbled is what you are Even behind your material goods You're just the remnants of a star.