Song Description

This song uses figurative language and metaphors from nature to bring a message of hope and change. It has an upbeat acoustic melody while bringing in a variety of instruments later in the song at the climax of the story. It shows parallels between the cold winter and depressing times, and spring and happy times.

Lyrics

Verse 1
The tree stands strong, The grass is still green
The changing of autumn awaits
From the outside, everything seems to be ok,
But on the inside, that's far from the case

Verse 2
September, now November, leaves start to fall
The rest hang on for another day
All that's left is a squirrel or two
And a nest for the birds to stay

Verse 3
Holidays are now approaching soon,
People staying in their homes
While the tree shivers slightly, because it knows
the worst is yet to come

Interlude
January wind drifts through the branches
The limbs are rigid and bare
And then comes a moment of stillness
Nothing except cold, frigid air

Verse 4
As the winter takes its toll the groundhog comes to light the way
And all of the squirrels hope it'll have life again someday
But the fear is daunting as the gray sky looms
And the tree tries to slowly improve

Instrumental

Verse 5
March, April, May, its warm out again
And the flowers start to bloom
And leaves provide shade from the summer's heat
So we can lay here all afternoon

Verse 6
And the tree stands strong, the grass is green
The changing of autumn can wait
Who knew it could turn out to look this good?
And on the inside, feel so great