Roots
[Intro]
Oh no…
No no no…
They build the walls so high
But the roots still grow beneath…
Yeah…
[Verse]
I walked through the street my ears wide open.
Everybody talking ‘bout what they believe
But the deeper things in life don’t shout
They grow quietly underneath
Some build kingdoms on theatre
Some wear crowns that don’t belong
But the weight of truth is different
You can feel it in this song.
I know...I know...
You can feel it in this song.
[Chorus]
You got to stand
At the heart of the system
Not outside throwing stones
At the heart of the system
Where the signal still living
Where the roots still strong
Where creation keep singing
Long after the noise gone
At the heart of the system
That’s where the truth belong
[Interlude]
[Verse]
Committees don't grow forests
Machine cannot make seeds
No voting line can manufacture
What the living systems needs.
The butterfly don’t ask permission
The lion don’t rehearse the roar
And the river keeps on rolling silently
Into the ocean just like before.
[Chorus]
You got to stand
At the heart of the system
Not outside throwing stones
At the heart of the system
Where the signal still breathing
Beneath all the control
Where the rhythm of creation
Still moving through the soul
At the heart of the system
That’s where the fire hold
[Bridge]
They can imitate the surface
But they cannot fake the core
That’s why the fragmented kingdoms
Keep collapsing more and more
Truth don’t need performance
And life don’t follow trends
The strongest things in creation
Grow quietly from within
[Interlude]
[Verse]
Now the field begin responding
People are gathering into shoals.
Marching to a voice that keeps repeating
I've come back for everything you stole.
I don't need force
I don't need fame
All that is necessary
Is resonance finding focus
Again and again
[Final Chorus]
You got to stand
At the heart of the system
Where the living waters flow
At the heart of the system
Where the sleeping lion waking
Where the signal getting strong
Where the roots break through the concrete
After waiting for so long
At the heart of the system
That’s where creation belong
[Outro]
Yeah…
The roots still grow beneath you
They cannot be removed
No they cannot be removed.
Copyright Taun A. Richards 2026
Many people are searching at the tip, for what can only be found at the root.