The Trees

L'inspiration de l'écriture de cette chanson vint à Neil Peart en tombant par hasard sur une bande dessinée qui dépeignait les arbres discutant comme des humains. 

Sur l'album Live Exit...Stage Left, le court instrumental Broon's Bane est joué en intro du morceau.

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 the'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.

Live sur Exit Stage Left

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