Mother

My mother's mother's mother's mother's mother
Must have been as wild as the sea
A rebellion that she bled to bring
Out of me

'Cause my mother's mother's mother's mother's mother
Is calling me
To remember what it cost to be free

My mother's mother's mother's mother's mother
Must have said a prayer for me
A surrender from the depths of her certainty

That my mother's mother's mother's mother's mother
Would one day be
A reflection of the world she dreamed

Can you feel it in the night
Can you see the white flags burn
Do you hear the feral cry
Of their steady slow return?

My mother's mother's mother's mother's mother
Must be scared to believe
That the road we've got ahead is the road we need

My mother's mother's mother's mother's mother
Might have been naive
But my mother's mother's mother's mother's mother
Has faith in me