Sassafras

Track 1 on With Roots Above and Branches Below

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This is the opening track off the band’s With Roots Above And Branches Below album– the album’s title comes from the lines of this very song: Turn your thoughts to the… Read More

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Sassafras Lyrics

[Intro: Mike Hranica]
This is the faith, this is the faith complex
Where all takes is another step so we can then step again

[Breakdown: Mike Hranica]
It's not all about the numbers
It is not all about the numbers
This is the faith, this is the faith complex

[Verse 1: Mike Hranica]
Try not to write another disappointing letter to integrity
Only go faster when you've stopped and thought
Only go slower when you've learned of wisdom
Everything is a question of goodwill
But we're too busy delivering answers with arrogance
Isn't it funny how one's compassion diminishes when his or her own perils rise?

[Breakdown: Mike Hranica]
Perils rise, perils rise
It's not all about the numbers
It's not all about the numbers

[Verse 2: Jeremy DePoyster]
What should we ask for?
Who should we look to if all we know is burning bridges?
Don't speak to me like I'm a stranger
Turn your thoughts to the roots
As we've all been caught up in the branches
With roots above and branches below

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[Verse 3: Mike Hranica]
Don't run if you don't know your walk
This is the faith complex
Don't run if you don't know your walk
This is the faith complex
This is a memoir to friends persisting
This is the faith complex

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This is the opening track off the band’s With Roots Above And Branches Below album– the album’s title comes from the lines of this very song:

Turn your thoughts to the roots
As we’ve all been caught up in the branches
With roots above and branches below

Sassafras is actually a genus of deciduous trees known for its aroma, as well as its medicinal and culinary purposes (e.g. it is the main ingredient in root beer)–making it a possible metaphor for God or prayer–something one can always rely on and always need in life.