Plant Food

I'm feeling at my worst tonight, but that's no reason why
And if no one gets hurt tonight, you can't say we didn't try
You wonder if I've lost my mind. I don't make sense to you
Believe me, child, if I were kind, that's just what I would do

But love shoots up where it's not supposed to be
Making tangles of the power lines, bringing skyscrapers to their knees
You don't expect apologies from invasive species
What we called a delicacy, turns out it's just a common weed

I want you to go first tonight, these wicked hours are long
And if no one gets hurt tonight, I bet you we did something wrong
You wonder if you're going blind, what's this creature your eyes see
Believe me, if I weren't your kind, you would not recognize me

But love breaks out, conquers every quarantine
But not before we burned it all, my toys, my clothes, my sheets
We got a vaccine from a monkey, but I still lost my best friend
Then the paramedic said as ghostlike we airlifted
"You can't call that place home again"

Love's like any wild thing, it must consume to live
But no one asks the beast itself just what its nature is
Though I don't suppose we'd like the answer if we did

I see a tiny burst of light, the sun is coming up
Remember, if it hurts to fight, there's no shame in giving up

'Cuz love roots down where it's never before been found
Making a mockery of our statues, pulling poor Lincoln to the ground
The earth swallows up my mansion, my vault crumples like a can
My tokens spill like grains of sand, a life's wealth starts converting back
Into glorified food for plants, it's just a question of when