Be My Brother - Beams

I’ll sit alone in the corner, two steps away from the border

I’ll give you bread and water if you pretend to be my brother

How long is this life?

How long does it take

To build a home out of sticks and stones?

How long is this life?

How long does it take

To build a home out of shoes by the door?

We make rhythms, we keep time with the chopping blocks, nails and tar

When we’re done building, how long will we stay

Before the wind takes us to another place?

Is it fertile, will it grow

Will the lights turn on when we dam the flow?

Is it fertile, will it grow

Or will it wilt by the cold window?

I’ll sit alone in the corner, two steps away from the border

I’ll give you bread and water if you pretend to be my brother

How long is this life?

How long does it take

To step and step through the rocky lake?

To burn a canyon out of this path

To trim the branches out of your face?

When the city spreads it’s arms

My brother’s blood is not mine

But when the city spreads it’s arms

All of our bodies beat in time

And I’ll sit alone in the corner, two steps away from the border

I’ll give you bread and water if you pretend to be my brother