In Our Talons

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