These roots run deeper Than we thought I'm distraught But not overwrought Without a keeper Now and then The lichens grow And stifle so my breaths In my secret garden Where time's my warden And I can't come down But I'd do anything So I could hold a pardon Everybody wants you to love Unless they break up Unless they break down The sound of the crowd Grows far too loud I'm coming undone Becoming someone's Not easy I'm uneasy At times, I'm certain That a drought Or a bout of frost Could kill my sprouts But life's unburdened By the woes, or the foes Unfettered By the weather's deaths In my secret garden Where time's my warden And I can't come down But I'd do anything So I could hold a pardon