The draft lyrics for this [[SolSeedSong]] were written by [[Ben]]. John Boswell and Will Crowley revised them, set them to music, and performed and recorded the song, as part of the reward they're giving to the [[SolSeed Movement]] for our contribution to the [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1769715853/an-album-all-about-science-terra-lumina Terra Lumina kickstarter].
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== Structure ==
* 4 verses, each followed by a variant of the chorus
** Verse 1: the self, [[Passion]], spirituality, escape from routine
** Verse 2: finding each other, [[Empathy]], building a [[SolSeedMovement|movement]] and a [[SolSeedCommunity|community]]
** Verse 3: working with [[kindred]] groups to protect [[life]] on [[Earth]] and help it thrive, [[Wisdom]]
** Verse 4: [[TheDestiny]], becoming the [[seeds]] of [[Gaia]], growing new living worlds
== Final lyrics ==
=== Verse 1 ===
It's hard to reach out for the stars<br>
From the inside of my cell.<br>
Trapped in my head, drifted so far<br>
From the story my heart wants to tell.<br>
It's a story of kinship, a story of roots<br>
And a glorious family tree.<br>
It's a story of passion, wings in the sky,<br>
possibilities yearning to be!
=== Chorus ===
:I'm a seed - hidden deep and reaching for the sun.
:I'm a seed - invisibly my journey has begun.
:I'm a seed - I will find a way across the night.
:I'm a seed - another world is growing toward the light.
=== Verse 2 ===
I must join my tribe, and join hands around the fire.<br>
I must find the ones who naturally call me higher.<br>
We must dance as one, and open our eyes and move together.<br>
We are kindred and will be forever.<br>
A dance of compassion, a dance to inspire,<br>
To climb up toward the world we desire!
=== Verse 3 ===
But each footprint we leave on the Earth<br>
Is a wound we don't know how to heal.<br>
We try to step lightly, but cannot be sure<br>
That our world will survive this ordeal.<br>
So it's time to rejoin the great pattern<br>
And learn wisdom as old as the sun.<br>
Then our cities and farms will be friends to the forests and seas<br>
And we'll flourish together as one!
=== Chorus ===
:I'm a seed - hidden deep and reaching for the sun.
:I'm a seed - invisibly my journey has begun.
:I'm a seed - I will find a way across the night.
:I'm a seed - another world is growing toward the light.
:I must join my tribe.
=== Verse 4 ===
Seeds that float on darkness,<br>
Seeds blossoming in stone.<br>
Earth will send her children<br>
To grow themselves new homes.<br>
And when we meet the others,<br>
Seeds drifting from afar,<br>
We'll join them in their mission<br>
To take root amongst the stars!
=== Chorus ===
:I'm a seed - hidden deep and reaching for the sun.
:I'm a seed - invisibly my journey has begun.
:I'm a seed - I will find a way across the night.
:I'm a seed - another world is growing toward the light.
== Ben's draft lyrics ==
=== Verse 1 ===
It's so hard to reach out for the stars<br>
When I live in a gray padded cell.<br>
Trapped in my head, I have drifted so far<br>
From the story my heart wants to tell.<br>
It's a story of kinship and roots, joining me to all life<br>
In a glorious family tree.<br>
It's a story of vision and wings and the wide-open sky,<br>
possibilities yearning to be!
=== Chorus ===
:I'm a seed - hidden deep yet reaching for the sun.
:I'm a seed - invisibly my journey has begun.
:I'm a seed - I will find a way across the night.
:I'm a seed - another world is growing toward the light.
=== Verse 2 ===
I must join the tribe that will make these dreams real,<br>
But I never learned how to belong.<br>
And how can I find those who share my ideals<br>
When the world says ideals are all wrong?<br>
I'll just have to invent a new dance that will move all my kin<br>
To step out and join hands 'round the fire.<br>
It's a dance of compassion and courage to help us begin<br>
To climb up toward the world we desire!
=== Chorus ===
:We're a seed - hidden deep yet reaching for the sun.
:We're a seed - invisibly our journey has begun.
:We're a seed - we will find a way across the night.
:We're a seed - another world is growing into sight.
=== Verse 3 ===
But each footprint we leave on the Earth<br>
Is a wound we don't know how to heal.<br>
We try to step lightly, but cannot be sure<br>
That our world will survive this ordeal.<br>
So it's time to rejoin the great pattern that all creatures weave<br>
And learn wisdom as old as the sun.<br>
Then our cities and farms will be friends to the forests and seas<br>
And we'll flourish together as one!
=== Chorus ===
:We're a seed - hidden deep yet reaching for the sun.
:We're a seed - invisibly our journey has begun.
:We're a seed - we will find a way across the night.
:We're a seed - another world is ready to take flight!
=== Verse 4 ===
Seeds that float on darkness,<br>
Seeds blossoming in stone.<br>
Earth will send her children<br>
To grow themselves new homes.<br>
And when we meet the others,<br>
Seeds drifting from afar,<br>
We'll join them in their mission<br>
To take root amongst the stars!
=== Chorus ===
:I'm a seed - hidden deep yet reaching for the sun.
:I'm a seed - invisibly my journey has begun.
:I'm a seed - I will find a way across the night.
:I'm a seed - another world is growing toward the light.