The Bleeding Tree

[Intro] . [Verse] There's a grey seer who knows all that green turns to red And he's watchin' the bleedin' tree dyin' Every drop that it sheds is a word left unsaid Every root hears the dark earth cryin' [Chorus] Ohh-ahhhh... and he's watchin' the bleedin' tree dyin' [Instrumental] . [Verse] There's a rune on the bark, but its meanin' has fled For the sap no longer can speak it Every prayer that was carved when the old blood ran red Now is hollow, and no soul can keep it [Chorus] Ohh-ahhhh... and he's watchin' the bleedin' tree dyin' [Instrumental] . [Verse] There's a crack in the trunk where the lifeblood once flowed Now it seeps like a wound never healin' Every branch bows its head, every leaf hangs like lead For the heart of the tree's slowly bleedin' [Chorus] Ohh-ahhhh... and he's watchin' the bleedin' tree dyin' [Instrumental] . [Verse] Grey seer, can you hear how its heartbeat grows faint? Every drop is an age that's departed When the last root runs dry and the last leaf has died There'll be nothin' left wild or enchanted [Outro] Ohh-ahhhh... and he's watchin' the bleedin' tree dyin' [Fade Out] .