[Verse 1]

And so we ditched the caravan, braved the arid heat to set up shelter in our new desert home

The locals offer friendship, and we accept cautiously, but overall we do not stray too far from our own

Our new identification differs only sightly, but it's much more foreign-feeling than I would have guessed

And so begins our acclimation, the tether now in place, and slowly roots will form, as we're dragged to the west

[Chorus]

But it feels like I don't belong here

And the people are so different here

And we've only got three digits now to share

The culture tends more hateful here

And the climate is much harsher here

And I can't tell if I should breathe the air

[Verse 2]

Our lieutenant colonel struggles night and day to provide for all of us, with towers in the sky

There's a specter of disaster permeating all throughout society, increasing tensions (and security), but why?

Humans killing humans: is the obvious solution just to follow suit? More angry? Sure! But less

Crisis shouldn't fracture; shouldn't foster nonexistent 'us' and 'them', but I should digress

[Chorus]

But our patriarchs can't understand

And neither will the high command

And I am just an insect under foot

So cauterize the middle east

And multiply our enemies

Until everyone is coughing in the soot

[Bridge]

This wasn't meant to be political

But it's hard not to be critical

But back to me, a fresh face in this state

An alien in a desert land

Spurning calls to understand

Shy everyone else here wants to fucking hate

[Outro]

And so the barriers are born this day, pushing just a little bit of space between me and everybody else

IV0 TWYLISE checking in, the newest desert guardian, I trust you know what hand here you have dealt