Green Things Songtext
von Charming Disaster

Up in the trees, wind shakes the leaves
Down in the dirt, roots dig the earth
Down in the dirt, roots dig the earth
Up in the trees, wind shakes the leaves

Mulberry, linden, blue bottle-gentian
Juneberry, chokecherry, grow in my garden
Mulberry, linden, blue bottle-gentian
Juneberry, chokecherry, grow in my garden

The green things know
To reach and grow
The streets they border
One day they′ll cover

Mulberry, linden, blue bottle-gentian
Juneberry, chokecherry, grow in my garden
Mulberry, linden, blue bottle-gentian
Juneberry, chokecherry, grow in my garden


Look at the birds, what are their names
The feathers they wear make it plain
Sparrow and wren, raven and crow
Pretty bird what do you know

Up in the trees, wind shakes the leaves
Down in the dirt, roots dig the earth
Down in the dirt, roots dig the earth
Up in the trees, wind shakes the

Mulberry, linden (Look at the birds)
Blue bottle-gentian (What are their names)
Juneberry, chokecherry (The feathers they wear make it)
Grow in my garden (Plain)
Sparrow and wren (Mulberry, linden)
Raven and crow (Blue bottle-gentian)
Pretty bird what do you (Juneberry, chokecherry)
Know (Grow in my garden)


Look at the trees (Mulberry linden)
What are their names (Blue bottle-gentian)
The shapes of their leaves make it (Juneberry chokecherry)
Plain (grow in my garden)
Mulberry linden (Maple and fig)
Blue bottle-gentian (Apple and oak)
Juneberry chokecherry (Rockabye babe branches)
Grow in my garden (broke)

Look at the birds (The green)
What are their names (Things)
The feathers they wear make it plain (Know)
Sparrow and wren (To reach)
Raven and crow (And)
Pretty bird what do you know (Grow)
Mulberry linden (The streets)
Blue bottle-gentian (They)
Juneberry, chokecherry (Shadow)
Grow in my garden
Mulberry linden (One)
Blue bottle-gentian (Day)
Juneberry, chokecherry (They'll swallow)
Grow in my garden

Look at the trees, what are their names
The shapes of their leaves make it plain
Maple and fig, apple and oak
Rockabye babe branches broke