Sunflowers turn to face the neon on the hill
Confused by all the lights refusing to stay still
Birds all fly in circles above rooftops at night
Refusing just to scatter instead they keep up flight
And I am but a June bug crawling slow beneath
The speakers to take refuge from noise that shatters teeth
And it takes time
Oh it takes every fibre to stay alert, not down
And it takes heart
Oh it takes energy from loved ones, all around
It takes grit
To swallow pride and fear and stay afloat again
It takes time, it takes time
People made of silk are laid to rest in planes
Of barbed thorns in the night between the rows of lanes
Everything alive utters words of love
That wonder round the town and settle up above
Try to keep in touch with everyone you love
Gets harder by the second when they're falling from above
I am but a fighter who wakes up before dawn
To work for all my children
And watch them grow so strong
And it takes time
Oh it takes every fibre to stay alert, not down
And it takes heart
Oh it takes energy from loved ones, all around
It takes grit
To swallow pride and fear and stay afloat again
It takes time, it takes time
Sunflowers turn to face the neon on the hill
Confused by all the lights refusing to stay still
Oh it takes energy from loved ones, all around
It takes grit
To swallow pride and fear and stay afloat again
It takes time, it takes time
Oh it takes heart
To understand that struggles end and time can mend