From the recording Birdsongs of the American West
Lyrics
Road signs and river names
We pile them high
Upon the old we trace new lines
As we draw maps of our minds
Carry me, so I can see
Beyond the curve
Of mountains with many faces
Carved by giants of the ages
Numbers and Names are all that remain
The day of birth and all the days before
When billions roamed
All the while, building the lore
That lets us see more
Lift me up, til I’m high above
The ancient ground that holds this town
Now I’ve seen too much I can never come back down
I can never come back down
Numbers and Names are all that remain
The name may sound different but the river is the same
The name may sound different but the mountain’s the same
The name may sound different but the river flows the same
The name may sound different but the mountain stays the same
Numbers and Names are all that remain
Numbers and Names