Root Down lyrics

If I build it out of blood and bone

If I love it and I even give it a good name

And I let it stand up on it's own

And if I even ever learn to trust and walk away

Will it crumble on it's own two feet?

Or will it multiply and grow big, white wings?

If I love it and I give it life

Can I let it go and know that it was never mine?

Give more,

Give it all away

I'm sure it'll come back someday

You gotta let go to let it circle back around

To rise up you gotta learn to root down

Learn to root down

If I cut it with a heart-shaped knife

And I send it to my very closest of friends

And they somehow bring it back to life

What if I only ever do it all over again?

I'm a writer here upon this ship

On a sea of unnamed and untamed passages

And every vessel's meant for pouring out

And every bloom has to make room to root down

Give more,

Give it all away

I'm sure it'll come back someday

You gotta let go to let it circle back around

To rise up you gotta learn to root down

Learn to root down

Learn to root down

Give more,

Give it all away

I'm sure it'll come back someday

You gotta let go to let it circle back around

To rise up you gotta learn to root down

• Artist:Sara Bareilles
• Album:The Blessed Unrest - Official Site Pre-Order Bonus Track (2013)