this is give and take weve all wasted away in vain lost in a life of false endeavor lost in a life of self seeking gain we bind shoulder to shoulder let this dry spell end we re weary from thin air that fills our lungs if iron sharpens iron were longing to be used to fix our gaze collective colorless i grow colorless i grow i cant flourish on my own flourish on my own and now with helpless hands may we come alive our numbers down thinned out expire or thrive beg the favor of our earth below and sky above we bind shoulder to shoulder let this dry spell end we re weary from thin air that fills our lungs if iron sharpens iron were longing to be used send the rain send the rain or well cut out the roots  colorless i grow colorless i grow i cant flourish on my own flourish on my own and now with helpless hands may we come alive our numbers down thinned out expire or thrive from the dust weve come to the dust well go mother earth father sky let us reap what we ve sown from the dust weve come to the dust well go let us reap what we ve sown this is give and take weve all wasted away in vain send the rain send the rain send the rain saturate this is give and take and now we see clearly everything breathes from the dust weve come and now we see clearly everything breathes colorless i grow colorless i grow i cant flourish on my own and now with helpless hands may we come alive expire or thrive