Redeem me and I’ll feed you Care for me and I’ll sow you Plant a tree and let it be Ease your grip and set me free

I’m not yours to keep Not yours to use, not yours to bruise I’m yours to lose and soon you’ll slip Into the deep darkness of my creeks

Love me and I’ll be your home Be me or be left alone Survive or die with no pumpkin pie No leaves in spring, no big blue skies

Together we thrive, apart we die The two of us are tied, bound Together since the beginning of time But I will not call you divine

Cause when you’re gone Life will gone on

Cold blooded, I’ve been bold Taking into account my need for heat I crawl, searching till I’m old for Somewhere to sleep, something to eat.

Empty breast, shallow breath. I never knew how much the shivers could hurt! I crawl till I’ve nothing left Out of this winter where I was birthed.

Dim light fading to night Somewhere out there I am lost Crawling, hoping for a glowing sight Over the next hill, after the frozen marsh.

How harsh my tracks have turned Trudging deep and slow knowing I ought To hold my breath — my body burned Until finally, the chill stopped.