When it's about roots,
it's also about shoots,
from the invention of zero,
to Rome, fiddle and Nero
fearing of being cursed,
hoping always to be blessed,
we're psychedelic iconoclasts
lured by every onomatopoeia,
shouts euphoric, cries or rero rero

When it's about roots,
it's also about shoots,
from beautifully shining stars,
to nasty bloodthirsty wars,
fearing of being cursed,
hoping always to be blessed,
we're counterculturists pious,
falling for icons, deities, majesties,
gods and demons, kings and czars

When it's about roots,
it's also about shoots
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