And when the land begins to call The sprites they dance The leaves they fall The change's begun and what remains Not even thoughts? not even names
We can remember can forget We can achieve the highest aims But we won't change the rules we're depending on Now the freak of nature's holding up the mirror to the haughty thoughts Our brains are filled up Don't you feel the earth is trembling to heal the wounds we injured to her heart The things are easy as they are
And when the land begins to call The sprites they dance The leaves they fall The change's begun and what remains Not even thoughts? not even names
And when the time begins to fade The side-scene changes because it's late We cannot keep? we drop the ball For now the land begins to call