Roots of the Vision

Verse 1

Deep soil

Beneath the red clay where roots go long

Lifting the heavy timber

Swinging the hammer before the dawn broke

We stood together side by side

Pre-Chorus

My brother held the line

They told me my design was wrong

They wanted mud and straw

But I saw cedar and stone

Chorus

Heave it up (Heave it up)

Building what will never bow or break

Stack the wood

Raise the frame for our children's sake

Guiding the blade

Fighting the storm until the sky clears

Heave it up (Heave it up)

Stronger for the passing of the years

Verse 2

Dust settles

Cold iron words tried to bring it down

Men with hollow hearts

Sneering while we built this higher ground

Walked away to start my own

Found my peace in the wild brush

Pre-Chorus

The land opened her hands

Treated me like a favorite son

Fruit heavy on the branch

Now the hardest part is done

Chorus

Heave it up (Heave it up)

Building what will never bow or break

Stack the wood

Raise the frame for our children's sake

Guiding the blade

Fighting the storm until the sky clears

Heave it up (Heave it up)

Stronger for the passing of the years

Bridge

Tending the sapling with gentle fingers

Keeping the fire bright

Watching the horizon

Patience in the waning light

The seasons know my name

Chorus

Heave it up (Heave it up)

Building what will never bow or break

Stack the wood

Raise the frame for our children's sake

Guiding the blade

Fighting the storm until the sky clears

Heave it up (Heave it up)

Stronger for the passing of the years

Post-Chorus

Oye

La paranda sounds in the yard

Waiting for the harvest

Patience for the golden harvest

Sweet harvest (Sweet harvest)