The Trees Here
the trees here are poisoned
the trees here are sick
can't you see them weeping?
there's the blood they cry, so thickthe trees here are poisoned
the trees here once thrived
in this place of luscious wonder
now, they've barely survivedthe trees here are poisoned
the trees here will fall
their roots are weak and trembling
but they can await no siren's callthe trees here are poisoned
but the trees here can't die
the role they serve is vital
here, they're holding up the sky
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