Citizen Of The Planet

[Verse 1] I start up in the north I grow from a special seed I sprinkle it with sensibility From French and Hungarian snow I linger in the sprouting Until my engine's full [Verse 2] Then I move across the sea To European bliss To language of poets As I cut the cord of home I kiss my mother's mother Look to the horizon Wide eyed, new ground Humbled by my new surroundings [Verse 3] I am a citizen of the planet My president is Guanyin My frontier is on an airplane My prisons, homes for rehabilitating [Verse 4] Then I fly back to my nest I fly back with my nuclear But everything is different So I wait My yearn for home is broadened Patriotism expanded By callings from beyond So I pack my things Nothing precious All things sacred [Verse 5] I am a citizen of the planet My laws are all of attraction My punishments are consequences Separating from source the original sin I am a citizen of the planet Democracy's kids are sovereign Where the teachers are the sages And pedestals filled with every parent [Verse 6] And so the next few years are blurry The next decade's a flurry Of smells and tastes unknown Threads sewn straight through this fabric Through fields of every color One culture to another And I come alive And I get giddy And I am taken and globally naturalized [Verse 7] I am a citizen of the planet From simple roots through high vision I am guarded by the angels And my body guides the direction I go in [Outro] I am a citizen of the planet My favorite pastime edge stretching Begotten with human condition These ideals are born from my deepest within