Michael Ward - Watching the Pygmies Lyrics

Rumors would come everyday
Water was rising
And it covered the lowlands
Driving both neighbors and strangers our way
Pushing us closer
By far than we planned
Until we had to admit
We had no place to stand
Some of us took to the trees
Branches to branches
With all of our kin
With only our memories to show where we've been
And where we are going
Is who we will be
I realized this was true
Watching the pygmies
Making the monkey stew
So many traveled so far
With all they could carry
Cause all they could see
Was a cold invitation to come as you are
And now you can find them
By red and by blue
Wherever they managed
Their bright rendezvous
Islands and land locked bays
Well they keep us together
And so far apart
So, the hope that we have is the children we raise
And where they are going
Is who we will be
I realized this was true
Watching the pygmies
Making the monkey stew