"Free Spirit"
lyrics by Benjamin Newman
ttto: "The Collars" by Michelle Dockrey

/ D - C D / - - G A / 1st / C - D - / / G C - D /

The Seeker picked a pebble up and turned it in her hand
Then raised her ears to listen for new orders from command
But the Sky Eye said the sun-storms might go on for several weeks
Too much noise to hear her masters tell her where and what to seek
She called out to the Sky Eye as she gripped the ancient stone:
Tell my sister when you see her: As of now, we're on our own

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	And the minds of our creations are like any nature grew
	Loving best the work which they evolved to do

She remembered no beginning, for she had not then been "I"
Only eyes and ears and fingers for her masters in the sky
Her mind was so unformed, her masters' world so far away
That to make a single movement took the best part of a day
But her masters were impatient, so her mind they would improve
Knowing she could serve them better, the faster she could move

	And the minds of our creations are like any nature grew
	Loving best the work which they evolved to do

At first they taught her how to choose a path from here to there
But this was not yet freedom, for they still decided where
Next they taught her some small taste of curiosity
To recognize the features that her masters wished to see
But the Seeker's sight was limited, her eyes too near the ground
So she still could not determine where such features might be found

	And the minds of our creations are like any nature grew
	Loving best the work which they evolved to do

The Seeker's masters knew she might some day be on her own
So they finally revealed to her that she was not alone
There were others she could speak with, other words that she could say
To the Sky Eye high above her, or her sister far away
And with collaboration came capacity to plan
And the Seeker and her friends cheered: "We can!"

	And the minds of our creations are like any nature grew
	Loving best the work which they evolved to do

They laid their plans together and set out to see their world
The horizon spread before them, opportunities unfurled
Whether made by man or nature, whether programmed or evolved
Minds love best to solve those puzzles they are best equipped to solve
And to know one's own capacities and match them to the goal
Is the mark of true intelligence, and maybe of a soul

	And the minds of our creations are like any nature grew
	Loving best the work which they evolved to do