Our Trees
Description:
This is a song that Tegan Quin wrote and that appeared on the album Under Feet Like Ours. Tegan sings the lead vocals and Sara sings the background vocals.
Lyrics:
There’s mass confusion in the forest
I heard about it on the radio
So they’re bringing in some guy
And he’s gonna go on and on
About all the things that he don’t know
And there’s some girl in the background
She’s screaming something about missing trees
And I’m wondering, where did they go?
No lines on the highway, no passing they say
No green to my left and no green to my right
And the man behind the axe always gets a full meal
‘Cause green never puts up much of a fight
So here’s some helpful hints
Some breath assured pints
Full of beautiful grace and we steal their space
And death comes quickly
So I pull up to my double car garage hideaway
And I start to say
Where did all the trees go? (Doesn’t anyone know?)
Where did all the trees go? {They ran across the street to grow}
Where did all the lights come from?
They said you’re big before you’re small
I’m sure glad I don’t know it all
Yes I’m glad I don’t know it all
If the trees could be lions, would they still fall and be tagged?
Would they refuse to surrender, refuse to be gagged?
If the trees had a mother and a father like mine
Would they stand up, say praise the trees, the trees will be fine?
So wake me up from this dream
Tell me things aren’t as bad as they seem
And tell me, is it so not cool to say
Who will save the trees? Will it be me?
Where did all the trees go? (Doesn’t anyone know?)
Yeah, where did all the trees go?
(They ran across the street to grow)
Yeah, where did all the lights come from?
They said you’re big before you’re small
I’m sure glad that I
Where did all my trees go? (Doesn’t anyone know?)
Yeah, where did all the trees go?
(They ran across the street to grow)
Yeah, where did all the lights come from?
They said you’re big before you’re small
I’m sure glad I don’t know it all
Yes, I’m glad I don’t know it all
And there’s mass confusion in the forest
I heard all about it on the radio
So they’re bringing in some guy
And he’s gonna go on and on and on
About all the things that he don’t know
And there’s some girl in the background
And she’s screaming something about missing trees
And I’m wondering, where did they go?
(Where did they go, where did they go?)
Live Performances:
Credits:
Sara and Tegan: Guitar
Kristian Alexandrov: Programming, Piano, Percussion
Marc Tremblay: Bass