Sunflowers turn to face the neon on the hill Confused by all the lights refusing to stay still Birds all fly in circles above rooftops at night Refusing just to scatter instead they keep up flight And I am but a June bug crawling slow beneath The speakers to take refuge from noise that shatters teeth And it takes time Oh it takes every fibre to stay alert, not down And it takes heart Oh it takes energy from loved ones, all around It takes grit To swallow pride and fear and stay afloat again It takes time, it takes time People made of silk are laid to rest in planes Of barbed thorns in the night between the rows of lanes Everything alive utters words of love That wonder round the town and settle up above Try to keep in touch with everyone you love Gets harder by the second when they're falling from above I am but a fighter who wakes up before dawn To work for all my children And watch them grow so strong And it takes time Oh it takes every fibre to stay alert, not down And it takes heart Oh it takes energy from loved ones, all around It takes grit To swallow pride and fear and stay afloat again It takes time, it takes time Sunflowers turn to face the neon on the hill Confused by all the lights refusing to stay still Oh it takes energy from loved ones, all around It takes grit To swallow pride and fear and stay afloat again It takes time, it takes time Oh it takes heart To understand that struggles end and time can mend