Roots
Ooh
The day that he came the daffodils danced in greeting
Their sunlit faces promised that fortunes would change
Tell me: how do you hope to afford
What they say that you should?
Trust us, the soil's good. You can put down roots
Oooh
The rivers race and the cobbles wait
There's magic here in these crooked streets
Ghosts in the cellars and God in the bell towers
Music here weaves its crooked dreams
Oooh
The young are drawn in and the curious fill
The alleys and snickleways – won't you stay, won't you stay?
The magpies and squirrels make nests in the trees
Those nut-thieves come closer than you would believe
But the river is rising
The river is rising
The river is rising
The river is rising
The stones pile up til we're walking on walls
Lightning strikes fast, but the stones still won't fall
But they still don't pile quick enough
Don't pile quick enough
Who can afford? Who can afford?
The stones don't pile quick enough
Don't pile quick enough
Who can afford? Who can afford?
The stones don't pile quick enough
Don't pile quick enough
The stones don't pile quick enough
Don't pile quick enough
The stones don't pile quick enough
Don't pile quick enough
The stones don't pile quick enough
Don't pile quick enough
I can sell time or just give it away
Or hoard it like chocolate til the air blows the right way
But which is worth more: these stones or a view of the sky?
I can't afford to put down roots
I can't put down roots
The river is rising
I can't put down roots
The river is rising
The stones don't pile quick enough
I can't put down roots
The river is rising
Who can afford?
When I can't put down roots
The river is rising
When I can't put down roots
(The stones don't pile quick enough, don't pile quick enough)
The river is rising (who can afford?)
When I can't put down roots
(The stones don't pile quick enough, don't pile quick enough)
The river is rising (who can afford?)
When I can't put down roots
(The stones don't pile quick enough, don't pile quick enough)
The river is rising (who can afford?)
When I can't put down roots
(The stones don't pile quick enough, don't pile quick enough)
The river is rising (who can afford?)
When I can't put down roots (the river is rising, the river is rising)
When I can't put down roots (the river is rising, the river is rising)
The day that he came the daffodils danced in greeting
Their sunlit faces promised that fortunes would change
Tell me: how do you hope to afford
What they say that you should?
Trust us, the soil's good. You can put down roots
Oooh
The rivers race and the cobbles wait
There's magic here in these crooked streets
Ghosts in the cellars and God in the bell towers
Music here weaves its crooked dreams
Oooh
The young are drawn in and the curious fill
The alleys and snickleways – won't you stay, won't you stay?
The magpies and squirrels make nests in the trees
Those nut-thieves come closer than you would believe
But the river is rising
The river is rising
The river is rising
The river is rising
The stones pile up til we're walking on walls
Lightning strikes fast, but the stones still won't fall
But they still don't pile quick enough
Don't pile quick enough
Who can afford? Who can afford?
The stones don't pile quick enough
Don't pile quick enough
Who can afford? Who can afford?
The stones don't pile quick enough
Don't pile quick enough
The stones don't pile quick enough
Don't pile quick enough
The stones don't pile quick enough
Don't pile quick enough
The stones don't pile quick enough
Don't pile quick enough
I can sell time or just give it away
Or hoard it like chocolate til the air blows the right way
But which is worth more: these stones or a view of the sky?
I can't afford to put down roots
I can't put down roots
The river is rising
I can't put down roots
The river is rising
The stones don't pile quick enough
I can't put down roots
The river is rising
Who can afford?
When I can't put down roots
The river is rising
When I can't put down roots
(The stones don't pile quick enough, don't pile quick enough)
The river is rising (who can afford?)
When I can't put down roots
(The stones don't pile quick enough, don't pile quick enough)
The river is rising (who can afford?)
When I can't put down roots
(The stones don't pile quick enough, don't pile quick enough)
The river is rising (who can afford?)
When I can't put down roots
(The stones don't pile quick enough, don't pile quick enough)
The river is rising (who can afford?)
When I can't put down roots (the river is rising, the river is rising)
When I can't put down roots (the river is rising, the river is rising)
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Writer(s): Emily Rowan
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