Jesse Matas - Before, We Lyrics

Summer lets out her hind legs
Pacing an edge of a forest
These were lands before we drew them
These were plants before we grew them

Where do you put yourself?

These bodies
These decisions
To be happy to go on living

I leapt on a dirt trail
The dew lifting
Came to a river
The sky opened
I thought I heard you
I thought I heard you
I heard the wind she was an ocean
Leaves and leaves and leaves
Swaying and playing
Asking and giving
Making and thinking
Hanging and singing
In a move of love

Summer breaks when I don't expect her
I send a piece of my self in a letter
These were trees before we milled them
These were bluestems before we tilled them

I took up a trade and built this for you
My body was made to be moved
I held a sunrise and had a longing
It was strong enough
I hear the wind she is an ocean
An open figure swelling and laughing
Dying for living
Honest and boundless
Removing borders all throughout her love

Life is moving
We together form the colours of our dust

Mind- I don't mind the way
I don't mind the way
I am moved to love