It symbolizes a group of people raising their hands.
"Chorus" is a common word for a worship song that repeats a lot (Tyler was a worship leader when he wrote this song and all the songs on his first few albums).
When he says "down in the forest," he's talking about standing among people signing worship songs, with their "hands held higher."
This is a symbol Tyler uses in his songs a lot. He uses the symbol of "trees" to mean people with their hands raised:
In "Going Down" ("Have you ever heard the trees singing their song").
In Ode to Sleep ("the trees wave their arms")
In Trees ("silent in the trees, standing cowardly," which is someone who is NOT raising their arms nor singing, but is cowardly seeking a connection to God as everyone around them sings and reaches their arms up).
And I think the "something better" he's talking about is God.
I don't know the whole meaning of the WHOLE song.
But I DO KNOW the meaning of the "forest."
It symbolizes a group of people raising their hands.
"Chorus" is a common word for a worship song that repeats a lot (Tyler was a worship leader when he wrote this song and all the songs on his first few albums).
When he says "down in the forest," he's talking about standing among people signing worship songs, with their "hands held higher."
This is a symbol Tyler uses in his songs a lot. He uses the symbol of "trees" to mean people with their hands raised:
In "Going Down" ("Have you ever heard the trees singing their song").
In Ode to Sleep ("the trees wave their arms")
In Trees ("silent in the trees, standing cowardly," which is someone who is NOT raising their arms nor singing, but is cowardly seeking a connection to God as everyone around them sings and reaches their arms up).
And I think the "something better" he's talking about is God.