Amongst the Trees Lyrics

I remember the fog, a shimmering nebula slowly washed in on the breeze

At the center of town, she took her form and sweetly announced our convictions

A disarming voice, lullaby sweet arose as if sung by the trees

"Bountiful hunts, protection from danger I've given you for generations"

Campfires sputtered and torches burnt out

Tools now rusted were falling apart

Buildings did groan as wood rotted away

Some nights in my dreams I can still hear her say

"I have watched and protected you night after night

Staved off your hunger from famine and blight

Your hunts were successful, your quarry was ripe

Your community flourished, your future was bright

But you took and you took, you consumed to no end

Acres of forests and rivers you've stemmed

The pain you have caused you cannot comprehend

You've broken my trust now your souls I will rend"

I remember the dust, kicked up from the chaos

It eddied through moonlight beams

Lost in confusion, I could not break free from the terror that held me in place

Then an image of refuge lucid in mind gave me hope through the burgeoning screams

I dared now to run till I found my safe haven within the roots of an oak tree's embrace

Campfires smothered, their warmth given out

Tools were useless and crumbled apart

Buildings collapsed their supports given way

All these years later I still hear her say

"I have watched and protected you night after night

Staved off your hunger from famine and blight

Your hunts were successful, your quarry was ripe

Your community flourished, your future was bright

But you took and you took, you consumed to no end

Acres of forests and rivers you've stemmed

The pain you have caused you cannot comprehend

You've broken my trust now your souls I will rend"

Silence had fallen, daring to peek at the carnage that had been done

I lifted my eyes but was stunned when I saw the shimmering standing before me

A pathway had opened leading me out, it glowed with the rising sun

She told me to leave, but always remember this night amongst the trees

"I have watched and protected you night after night

Staved off your hunger from famine and blight

Your hunts were successful, your quarry was ripe

Your community flourished, your future was bright

But you took and you took, you consumed to no end

Acres of forests and rivers you've stemmed

The pain you have caused you cannot comprehend

Now listen dear closely, your life will contend"

To the future you will bear this message I send

Any soul that defies me will be forever condemned