The Ground Is Moving

Right now, under your feet, the ground is moving An inch a year, slower than proving Slower than a fingernail, slower than hair But two hundred million years, and it gets you somewhere

Africa fit against South America once Look at the coastlines, it's not a coincidence One whole continent, cracked down the seam Now an ocean wide, drifting apart like a dream

The ground is moving, though you'll never feel it move Floating on rock that floats on rock that it's part of Mountains are just two plates that had somewhere to go Earthquakes are the joints creaking, letting some tension go

Hawaii keeps moving too, it's a scar in the crust A hot spot burning through the crust like a lit cigar While the island drifts off, a new one starts to rise A whole chain of islands is just one flame, one disguise

The ground is moving, though you'll never feel it move An ocean is being born where Africa starts to break in two Give it twenty million years, there's a whole new sea Where a valley in Kenya used to simply be

So next time something solid feels like it can't be changed Remember continents drift, and mountains rearrange Given enough patience, even stone gets to leave The ground is moving, just at the speed rock believes in