Seventeen years

Seventeen years in the cold dark ground Now we break through the heavy clay Singing loud in the summer heat We were born for this single day Waiting quiet beneath the roots Counting seasons in silent stone Feeling pressure, bearing weight Till the rain calls us to our own Seventeen years in the cold dark ground Now we break through the heavy clay Singing loud in the summer heat We were born for this single day Shell cracks open, light breaks through First breath deep, the sky is new We don't live forever, but we sing like we will Every note a promise, every moment real Cicada summer, burning bright and fast Leave your echo in the leaves, make it last We don't live forever, but we burn so true Sing your song, it's all we have to do Seventeen years in the cold dark ground Now we break through the heavy clay Singing loud in the summer heat We were born for this single day Wings unfold beneath the sun Rhythm rising, dusk till dawn No tomorrow, only now Every heartbeat makes a vow Shell cracks open, light breaks through First breath deep, the sky is new We don't live forever, but we sing like we will Every note a promise, every moment real Cicada summer, burning bright and fast Leave your echo in the leaves, make it last We don't live forever, but we burn so true Sing your song, it's all we have to do When the heat begins to fade When the chorus starts to slow Just remember what you gave Let the next ones know Sing it out Sing it out We don't live forever, but we sing like we will Every note a promise, every moment real Cicada summer, burning bright and fast Leave your echo in the leaves, make it last Sing like we will Make it last Make it last Make it last Sing like we will Make it last Make it last Make it last