Children of the Conch

Go!

Follow shadows to the back of my mind
I see ghosts, and devils, and piles of wasted time
It's hot, it's humid, a dangerous hull
But I resonate with the one that is my home, that is my home

My souls a swamp, my mind's a mosquito, it's drained the life from me
I can see the teeth of the devil in the heat, and the rising tides, and the streets
We're not afraid of catching viruses or a disease
But I guess that's just what human beings have become to be

Setting free from this depression that I fear
Get me on the first ship out of hеre
I see a sail, it's rising, and I want to catch a draft
Cause it feels like I'm sinking insidе of this life raft

Whatever happened to hope?
I don't remember what it feels like to cope
Whatever happened to peace?
I don't remember what it feels like to sleep
Everyday is just a constant war
I am fighting, and I am bleeding!

I can see eyes right behind the door
I don't know why these demons keep feeding upon this mind inside My head that's constantly running
And it never stops, but I hope that one day it just might
Right before the weight causes me to drop
I will move on, I will stay strong!

I'll seek immunity in the dawning of a rising sun!
Finally be able to breathe, instead of coughing and choking
This spirits a blaze but now it's just smoking
The sight of change is under the tide for I...

I am the mighty conch shell, for I am the mighty conch shell!
A strong defense forged in the pressures of hell, a wetland marsh that's not ready to sell
What happened to the sawgrass and the orange groves?
To the cypress trees in the land of Seminole?
We've gone to far, we've lost control, but I build this shell so I will fight for home!

For I am the mighty conch shell, for I am the mighty conch shell!
A strong defense forged in the pressures of hell
For I am the mighty conch shell
I will learn to find a spirit here
Human beings are the one thing to fear
This land's fading away with every year
This land's fading away with every year!
But I still stay here, and I still stand here
I will fight hard and I will fight well for I am the mighty conch shell
Hey!