As a Tree Songtext
von Patchy Sanders

I had a dream that I died
But didn′t feel the fear
Of giving up
I fell 50 feet from an old red oak
All the branches broke when lightning struck
I sank into the ground and swam with the rocks
And the bones of the birds left before
Me I couldn't be happier then
I had learned what I was living for
With no air to breathe I tried for the surface
But the weight of the rocks held my arms in their mercy
So I mustered all the strength that I′d ever had
And I yelled out for help hoping that someone would pass
A woman came and dug me out of the earth
She said "you're too old for another human birth"
She put me back in the ground
And I grew as a tree
In the pouring rain
Nothing bothers me
I lost my voice and I lost my clothes


Like a child I knew I never had a need for those
My arms grew wide and my feet dug in
I offer shade and shelter to all my friends
Then the rain froze and I was asleep
So I took a deep breath to save my energy
But when I awoke all my leaves were gone
I tried not to panic as if nothing's wrong
And from the south a heavy swirling wind
Lifted me off of the ground somewhere I′ve never been
And I felt like I was a king
My trunk had dissolved and my frozen branches turned to wings
With the power of flight my eyes did see
All the miracles of everybody everywhere and everything
Like a fertile plain
All the month of May
Everything is sane
And I cannot complain
I had a dream that I died
But didn′t feel the fear
Of giving up