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The Speed of Trees Lyrics
Sometimes in the dead of the night,
I'm dreaming that I'm flying at the speed of light
Two seconds, I'm brushing past the face of the moon.
Eight seconds flat, on the surface of Mars
I'm kicking up the red dust and drinking at bars
I lean back and raise a toast to the stars tonight
When I'm dreaming at the speed of light.
Some days I just settle for the speed of sound
Step off this porch and blow a kiss to this whole damn town
Let off one of them sonic booms and break all the windows in eleven rows
I blow off the hats of the boys at the old fairground,
Laughing at the speed of sound
And you'd say go, why don't you go there?
If you want to go, why don't you decide?
Pick a row, just decide
Is it a train or a plane or a bride?
Decide, decide, decide, decide
Your love makes me move at the speed of trees.
Lay down some roots, I've grown a head full of make-believe
But if it weren't for that face of yours,
I'd be rattling windows, blowing down doors
Look at me here, I'm planted square down on my knees
Oh, on my knees
Oh, on my knees
I'm asking for the speed of trees.
Trees, trees, trees...
I'm dreaming that I'm flying at the speed of light
Two seconds, I'm brushing past the face of the moon.
Eight seconds flat, on the surface of Mars
I'm kicking up the red dust and drinking at bars
I lean back and raise a toast to the stars tonight
When I'm dreaming at the speed of light.
Step off this porch and blow a kiss to this whole damn town
Let off one of them sonic booms and break all the windows in eleven rows
I blow off the hats of the boys at the old fairground,
Laughing at the speed of sound
If you want to go, why don't you decide?
Pick a row, just decide
Is it a train or a plane or a bride?
Decide, decide, decide, decide
Lay down some roots, I've grown a head full of make-believe
But if it weren't for that face of yours,
I'd be rattling windows, blowing down doors
Look at me here, I'm planted square down on my knees
Oh, on my knees
Oh, on my knees
I'm asking for the speed of trees.
Trees, trees, trees...
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This song is like going through the phases of life. It begins when he is young and moving at the speed of light, everything is moving so fast for you and you are carefree about it. "Lean back and raise a toast to the stars". Then it moves on to a little bit older when he slows down to the speed of sound. Still breezing through life, making a commotion about it too. Then he meets this girl that wants to make him move at the speed of trees. "I am asking for the speed of trees" He has reached a point in his life he doesnt want to change at all. He wants everything to go as slow as possible so he can spend every moment with this girl. Its so romantic and amazing. I love this song, and all the metaphors used in it. Amazing!