In Our Talons

And the warbler sings (Deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) And the sparrow sings (Deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) Through the wheels Through the wheels on the interstate And hears no refrain And the beetle creeps (Deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) On the crippled trees (Deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) And he looks down to where the soil must have been Wonderin' And no, you're not alone No, my cousins, you're not alone You're in our talons now and we're never letting go And the branches bend (Deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) To the growing sea (Deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) And they ask And they ask us to spread their seeds For they know they're drowning And no, you're not alone No, my cousins, you're not alone You're in our talons now and we're never letting go You're in our headlights frozen and, no, we're not stopping You may not believe, but even we were scared at first It takes a lot of nerve to destroy this wondrous earth We're only human This at least we've learned