I knew a plant   whose roots were bound   and returned   into the ground      every day   I watched it grow   every day   it struggled so      roots were bound roots were bound   roots were bound into the ground   watched it grow watched it grow   watched it as it struggled so      I dug it up   I cut the twine   and so like this   I made it mine      I watched it drink   and watched it feed   and grow beyond   it's simple need      cut the twine cut the twine   cut the twine and made it mine   watched it feed watched it feed   watched it feed the simple need      unbound roots unbound   unbound into the ground   unbound roots unbound   unbound into the ground      I was once   bound at the root   confined with twine   both mind and foot      I cut it loose   and now am free   as anything   alive can be      at the root bound at the root   confined both mind and foot   am free now am free   as anything alive can be      unbound roots unbound   unbound into the ground   unbound roots unbound   unbound into the ground