I PICKED PARSLEY IN THE BLAST ZONE
I tied my boots grabbed my sack
Slung a Geiger 'cross my back
The soil was hot the wind was mean
But I found green where there'd been machine
I picked parsley in the blast zone
With my goggles and my mask on
You can run from fallout or make a stew
I choose spice and I choose you
While the sirens screamed and the sky turned chrome
I picked parsley in the blast zone
The rad count rose but so did thyme
Found rosemary on a powerline
Stashed sorrel in a shattered drone
Sipped mint tea from a safety cone
I picked parsley in the blast zone
With my boots half melted but my sass full grown
You can hoard your cans and bunker alone
I've got soup to make and seeds to sown
The world blew up but I held my own
When I picked parsley in the blast zone
There's life out here if you know the look
Not every weed is a poison book
My apron's lead my will is chrome
And my spice rack's carved in stone
So if you see a flash don't hide at home
Come find me I'm out where the seedlings roam
We'll stir up hope in a fallout dome
Cause I picked parsley in the blast zone