Story Behind The Song

written upon the passing of my mother

Song Description

a meditation on what life is about; forgiveness, celebration of life, and acceptance.

Lyrics

it was a season of transition,
it was a season of true loss
and the eternal contradiction between the spring and winter's frost,
it was the time before renewal
you can't remember what life's worth,
there was denial and refusal and finally rebirth,

let the tree fall, let the river flow
and when the time comes...

you change the things you have the strength to.
accept whatever you cannot
and then you pray to know the difference,
and you give it all you've got
and when the wheel has come full circle around these days and nights sublime,
then it would serve us to remember
all things must come and go in time,

so let the tree fall
let the river flow
and when the time comes
you just let go

you cannot stop a raging river or the tides that ebb and flow,
but if you reach down deep inside your heart you'll find the strength to just let go...
and let the tree fall

it wasn't just the things she taught me
it was the way her life was lived
it was the sacred joy she carried into everything she did
and i remember what she told me about these seasons that we live,
she said that love is all that matters and in the end
you must forgive

and let the tree fall...

words and music by james lee stanley, @2004 the real james lee stanley musci, sesac