Flood

Over Prudence Hall we fall
Unassuming, quiet all
Peaceful town square
We float in on streams of air
If you take note, don’t stop and stare
White steepled church, we perch
Upon the fence posts, trees, poles, wirelines
We stay up high
Bird’s eye view
Silly humans
Why burn your bridges down
Should you go with the flow
Drip dry, quick, kick your feet around
Should you never condone
Flash flood for medicine
Live where you don’t belong
Just cause, don’t judge your weatherman
Every year, convention here
One by one we come
Survey the quality of your damage done
Blue jay, jackdaw, loggerhead, kingbird
Whippoorwill, blackbird, black-billed magpie
Finch, raven, hermit thrush, black crow
Crush, flow
Floods come from rain
Falls from the sky, drinks back the flood
It cycles like the leaves
And so do we
Silly humans
Why burn your bridges down
Should you go with the flow
Drip dry, quick, kick your feet around
Should you never condone
Flash flood for medicine
Live where you don’t belong
Just cause, don’t judge your weatherman
Conscientious objectors
But we have no conscience and we won’t object
‘Cause we’re as right as rain
We know it’s only human nature is not kind
Even birds must take their bath sometimes
Too much oil on the wings is a dangerous thing
We’re your bitter partisan
Familiar, welcome enemy
Devoted couriers
Cleanse and drain, binge and purge
Silly humans
Why burn your bridges down
Should you go with the flow
Drip dry, quick, kick your feet around
Should you never condone
Flash flood for medicine
Live where you don’t belong
Just cause, don’t judge your weatherman
Flood
Why burn your bridges down
Flood
Drip dry, quick, kick your feet around
Flood
Flash flood for medicine
Flood
Just cause, don’t judge your weatherman
Just cause, don’t judge your weatherman