Naked in the Grass

I want to see
The rising sun peek through the leaves
In fractured yellow beams
Hear the plainsong of the sea
And know that life has just begun
The world is waking up
No alarms, no itinerary
I want to feel
The soil bend beneath my heels
Be present in this moment
The only thing that's real
To know not what tomorrow holds
To let each day unfold
With no plans, no history
On my way to work I wish
That we'd never settled in the fields
And that we'd never turned the stone to steel
Now we may never get a second chance
To feel the earth whisper at our backs
While lying naked in the grass
I want to taste
The setting sun washing against my face
In gold and crimson beads
That drip down to my feet
And rise with you still by my side
Before a waning fire
And remain in the embers' embrace
I want to be
The swirling leaves, the buzzing bees
The pollen in the breeze
The thread that runs through everything
To learn anew that mother tongue
We spoke before all time begun
A language older than words
But in bed I watch the clock
And wish we'd never climbed down from the trees
And then divided into serfs and kings
Now we can never be as thick as thieves
Like we were as one big family
All lying naked in the grass
So set us free, oh set us free
Oh set us free
I wish we'd never named the things we saw
Then decided we could have it all
Cause we were happier as animals
Without the world saddled on our backs
While running naked in the grass