Ants Still Climb

[Verse 1]
Saw an ant on the counter
Draggin' bread twice its size
Stumbled
Slipped
Kept goin'
Like it had a fire inside
Rain beat down on the window
Storm tryin' to wash it away
That tiny thing kept movin'
Like it still had somethin' to say
[Chorus]
Even ants still climb to stay alive
So why you throwin' away your one hard-won life
You breathe
You ache
You break
You rise
Open those tired eyes
Even ants still climb to stay alive
Baby
You gotta fight for your own wild light
[Verse 2]
You say you're done with the morning
Say the sun don't shine for you
But a weed breaks through the concrete
Look at all that it goes through
I have knelt by my shadow
Thought of layin' my hammer down
Then I saw that small procession
Carryin' crumbs across the ground (ohh)
[Chorus]
Even ants still climb to stay alive
So why you throwin' away your one hard-won life
You breathe
You ache
You break
You rise
Open those tired eyes
Even ants still climb to stay alive
Baby
You gotta fight for your own wild light
[Bridge]
You were carved from thunder
You were born from a shouted prayer
If the smallest thing keeps runnin'
Tell me
How can you stay there
(come on now)
You got scars like highways
You got songs still left to write
If that ant can cross the table
You can make it through this night
[Chorus]
Even ants still climb to stay alive
So why you throwin' away your one hard-won life
You breathe
You ache
You break
You rise
Open those tired eyes
Even ants still climb to stay alive
Yeah
You gotta hold on tight
Even ants still climb to stay alive
Baby
You gotta fight for your own wild light (oh yeah)

rock, Gritty blues-soul-rock groove, swampy electric guitars and warm organ under a mid-tempo swing. Male vocals with a raw, lived-in tone; verses stay low and smoky, chorus lifts with stacked harmonies and a raspier edge. Snare cracks on 2 and 4, bass walks around the chords. Brief tremolo guitar lick between lines, final chorus pushes harder with ad-libbed phrases and sustained organ swells., blues, soul