Alanis Morissette "Citizen of the Planet" |
I start up in the North I grow from special seed I sprinkle it with sensibility From French and Hungarian snow I linger in the sprouting until my engine's full. Then I move across the sea To European bliss To language of poets As I cut the cord of home I kiss my Mother's Mother Look to the horizon. Wide eyed, new ground Humbled by my new surroundings. I am a citizen of the planet My president is Kwan Yin My frontier is on an airplane My prisons: homes for rehabilitating. Then I fly back to my nest I fly back with my nuclear But everything is different. So I wait My yearn for home is broadened Patriotism expanded By callings from beyond. So I pack my things Nothing precious; all things sacred. I am a citizen of the planet My laws are all of attraction My punishments are consequences Separating from source the original sin. I am a citizen of the planet Democracy's kids are sovereign Where the teachers are the sages And pedestals fill with every parent. And so, next few years are blurry The next decade's a flurry Of smells and tastes unknown. Threads sewn straight through this fabric Through fields of every color One culture to another. I come alive and I get giddy I am taken and globally naturalized. I am a citizen of the planet From simple roots through high vision I am guarded by the angels And my body guides the direction I go in. I am a citizen of the planet My favorite past time: edge stretching Besotten with human condition These ideals are born from my deepest within. Lyric from www.lyricmania.com |