The Smartest Living Thing

Lyrics

The Smartest Living Thing © Paul Rogers

The trees are old souls
Planted firmly in the ground
The rocks are solid friends
Content just basking in the sun
And the soils around the tablelands
Age slow beneath the sky
As the river winds its way down south
Do you need to ask me why?

The rivers are the veins
That join the heart beneath the sea
And the clouds that mourn above them
Cry on tears and silent screams
Some will dream their lives away
The others will lead and stand
My religion Terra Firma
Our beginning is the end

(Chorus)
If you want to change, change now
If you want to lead, lead now
You’ll find me standing in the corner
With a grin like smile
Looking all around me
For support of like minds
Hoping that this change is going to
Bring a new way
As vinegar brings twisted people
Onto the stage

We animate the objects
That may never want to move
Cause the smartest living creature is
Walking backwards into doom
My smile is on the horizon
As the quiet ones are loud
As I’m here I’m learning
And for that I can be proud

(Chorus)
If you want to change, change now
If you want to lead, lead now
You’ll find me standing in the corner
With a grin like smile
Looking all around me
For support of like minds
Hoping that this change is going to
Bring a new way
As vinegar brings twisted people
Onto the stage

My spirit takes a backseat
In the psychic car of life
Material possessions
Leave me empty from inside
The light is getting brighter
As the dark shrinks its shade
The river is running red
From which we drink
We have to change
From which we drink
We have to change