Water and Dirt

by Elias Alexander

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This track was recorded to benefit victims of the Almeda fire in Southern Oregon, where I grew up. Proceeds from this track will be donated to the Rogue Valley Relief Fund:
www.mrgfoundation.org/donate-to-rogue-valley-relief-fund/

I wrote this song in January of 2020, in a moment of deep emotions about the Australian wildfires, which burned 46million acres, destroyed over 5,900 buildings, and killed 34 people. Little did I know at the time that 2020 would be one of the worst fire seasons ever for the American West Coast, and that the towns of Talent and Phoenix, Oregon, where I have many friends and memories, would be substantially destroyed. 2,357 structures were lost in the Almeda Drive Fire and three human lives. Many people, including folks from some of the most vulnerable communities, lost their homes and possessions.

You can learn more about the MRGFoundation here:
www.mrgfoundation.org/donate-to-rogue-valley-relief-fund/

lyrics

I’m grateful every day for the rain
Cause it reminds me that the land is alive
I’m grateful no two days are the same
Watch the clouds come and go, playing with the light

If heaven sent us here I don’t believe it
I’m a child of the water and the dirt
This earth has meant to me my whole existence
How can I not put her first?

The world is on fire
And you keep saying let it burn
If we’re so separated
That don’t explain why it hurts

I hear them talking on the television
Their voices angry and their words unkind
Acting like it’s some big competition
While most of us get left behind

They know their lies will only spread confusion
Keep us all talking while the world burns down
Powerlessness is an illusion
We can rise and change it now

The world is on fire
And you keep saying let it burn
If we’re so disconnected
That don’t explain why it hurts

What will we give up
What will we gain
To face the future unafraid
I just keep praying it’s not too late
I just keep praying it’s not too late

The world is on fire
And you keep saying let it burn
If we’re so separated
That don’t explain why it hurts

If heaven sent us here I don’t believe it
I’m a child of the water and the dirt
This earth has meant to me my whole existence
How can I not put her first?

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released November 18, 2020
Elias Alexander - vocals, guitar, drums, bass
Ben Florio - piano
Recorded by Elias Alexander and Mitchell Haeuszer at home and at Haus Music, Sherman Oaks, CA
Mixed by Elias Alexander and Mitchell Haeuszer.

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