Here I am a fortress Heavy were my days Sleep wore my nights Toil was my bane Stone was my will O my allies in blood and in spirit Together we roam the brimming glades But on my own I face the wailing winds of languor So here I am a fortress Fashioned from the surrounding land I stand against the winds Here strength I summon and travel inward I see into the earth Its ore I gather, and smelt out in the depths Of this fortress mine So when we gather, then I emerge And I bear for you shimmering ore. Among the rocks did I lay Among the roots did I slumber In the earth did I sleep I was devoured by the sun I was washed into the sea I became naught but purpose But then I rose and strong I stood Against the weight I chose to carry A fortress I am and here I stand Fashioned I am from this land Life is not simply to breathe Nor to break back for others' intents Life is to grow, to struggle free To assert one's own unique existence A fortress of stone is what I am Fashioned I am from this land First crumbled down, down Indiscernible from Earth