The Disenchanted Forest

歌詞

[The Farm Hand's Ghost:] "My kin and I had laboured hard to reap the yearly harvest Lain weary on our gathered sheaves we cracked a vat of ale Poured a toast, began to boast of who could sup the hardest Slumped in drunken slumber at the height of wild wassail I woke to find my brothers gone that Autumn eve so balmy Yet gazed in wide-eyed terror to the barley fields nearby Struck dumb I swore, stood before a mighty woad-daubed army Believed my wits deceived me 'til I heard their battle cry [The Lord of The Trees:] "Smash the axe and sow the seed Don't cause the Oaken Heart to bleed" [The Farm Hand's Ghost:] "When he that led this heathen horde cast-off his ivy mantle Cohorts raised honed halberds flying pennants of leaf-green From below approached the foe, a fierce scythe bearing hantle Captains sat triumphant upon coughing, steel machines [The Forces of Progress:] "Break the bough and strip all off it Fell this forest, make a profit" [The Farm Hand's Ghost:] "Opposing forces clashed beneath a red sky cracked by thunder Entrenched beneath the hedgerow I'd observed it quite unseen One side stood to save the wood, t'other planned it's plunder I chose to fight for Nature's right and grabbed a fallen skean All who would one flower destroy must first cut down this diddycoy! We fought until the last that day to gain a hard won victory Sucked in by the thirsty earth I watched my lifeblood ebb Though I died at least I'd tried to play some part in history A momentary trembling on the threads of Wyrd's web" [The Lord of The Trees:] "Are there more so brave and honest Who would die to save my forest? "