It's the quiet wind on the water And the thundering stars up in the sky The scorching forest fires And the complex human eye The sound of waves collapsing Or a newborn's waking cry The way new seeds float to the ground Right where the old flowers died That I know you're there, I know you're watching Though I don't feel you, and I don't live like I want to You still care, though lord I'm prone to wander I'm hardly listening, you're always calling It's the redbird's stunning feathers And the horse's unmatched strength It's the way the rockies tower And the canyons looming lay It's a hundred tiny feet, under a hundred centipede legs The sun and moon swirl in a dance Determining the days So I know you're there, I know you're watching Though I don't feel you, and I don't live like I want to You still care, though lord I'm prone to wander I'm hardly listening, you're always calling It's the way we're warned of winter By the bloody autumn leaves How all of this ground is connected By the roots under the trees Through the violence of human nature The earth is whispering Soft, gentle and brilliant Is my maker's love, my maker's love My maker's love, for me