Rush - The Trees (Vault Edition) (Lyrics)

Song - The Trees (Vault Edition)
Artist - Rush
Album - Rock Band 2 Soundtrack

Lyrics:

There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the trees,
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas.

The trouble with the maples,
(And they're quite convinced they're right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light.
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made.
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade.

There is trouble in the forest,
And the creatures all have fled,
As the maples scream "Oppression!"
And the oaks just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights.
"The oaks are just too greedy;
We will make them give us light."
Now there's no more oak oppression,
For they passed a noble law,
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw.

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[KingOfStix]

this is one of my favorite songs by rush

[Ruhiel8]

good song... its not the vault edition tho =/

[ethian46]

@ethian46 Though it seems to be steeped in meaning, according to lyricist/drummer Neil Peart, there is no meaning at all in this song. When asked in the April/May 1980 Modern Drummer magazine about whether there is a message to this song,

[ethian46]

Peart said, "No. It was just a flash. I was working on an entirely different thing when I saw a cartoon picture of these trees carrying on like fools. I thought, 'What if trees acted like people?' So I saw it as a cartoon really, and wrote it that way. I think that's the image that it conjures up to a listener or a reader. A very simple statement."

[finn14lake]

3/4 and 5/4 time ye ye

[berslikz]

js569 sooo right

[js569]

Whenever I listen to this song, I picture trees fighting....needless to say, it's pretty badass

[ProfessorStiles]

I love the commentary on humanity with this song.

[www41WorldUSAcom]

RUSH---''THE TREES'' (VAULT)

[rufncrazy1]

@FContreras85

Not sure if you ever got an answer on this, but, most likely there was an increase in the speed which produces higher pitch (key)... slower playback produces lower key

Rob

[TheNeefen]

great version

[silentkiller668]

This is a ASOME SONG by rush