There should be no hesitation when the coast is clear
You got a right to slide right into place when the end is almost here
So you think you got some rotten deal
What a way to compromise

It's a long long way before you get to claim that final prize
Looking at that sorry face i can recognize the fear
But if you keep on looking up at night the stars will all appear
See there's food for me, there's food for you

There's gold that's in the air
There's oceans deep and wide and there is love beyond compare
There's apple in the trees
Let's take all that we need

We know what we believe
There's hope for you and me
My eyes can almost see
If you fight 'til you're free

You don't have to wait until you die


Lyrics submitted by rainydayparade

Apples in the Trees Lyrics as written by Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn

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    wow i can't believe no one has commented on this...beautiful

    DexterWatch13on June 10, 2003   Link
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    i absolutely love this song. so pretty, mirah is more than amazing. spectaconderful. new word i invented just for her.

    rrriloKILEYon June 22, 2003   Link
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    this is getting to be one of my favorite mirah songs... i think it's actually "if you fight until you're free you don't...." oh and "if you think you've got some rotten deal" that's what it says in the cd booklet thing anyways.

    lilac spineon July 02, 2004   Link
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    beautiful. yes.

    slinkstersarson February 06, 2006   Link
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    absolutely breathtaking.

    i think it's about someone who is so close but too afraid to take the next necessary step. everyone is waiting but they just want to keep waiting.

    i dont really know but if someone does please let us know!!

    AnotherLonelyDayon March 16, 2006   Link
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    This song is just incredibly hopeful. We all walk around in our lives just trying to get by, afraid of reaching for anything higher because we might fail. But we don't have to wait until we die for eternity or immortality - love and the risks we take are what life's all about anyway.

    IWantWindToBlowon April 17, 2007   Link
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    its "theres food for me, theres food for you".

    keasyon May 18, 2008   Link
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    this song can be life changing..and i like the way she repeats the "u don't have to wait..." part in the end.it's like she's trying to put it in our heads

    Naomi1989on October 11, 2008   Link

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