A tree fell in the forest Tree fell in the forest With no one around A tree fell in the forest Tree fell in the forest And it made a A tree fell in the forest Tree fell in the forest With no one around A tree fell in the forest Tree fell in the forest And it made a sound It made a sound, it sounds like It sounds like cellophane, Styrofoam Mola**es and petroleum: The things you know but don't do much about It sounds like laugh machines, shopping malls Litter, insincere applause: The things you hate but don't do sh** about The tree fell down and god it made and awful sound It sounds like forest fires and a dying sun The things they warned about when we were young I see it, I saw it, I chose to ignore it And now I'm choosing to run Oh, wear your crowns Because in the end we'll all be in the ground The tree fell down and god it made and awful sound It sounds like It sounds like ginkgo leaves, wooden swords Fading dreams and closing doors The water we can't swim in anymore It sounds like autumn time, photographs The sand inside the hourgla** The things we've lost and never really found The tree fell down and god it made and awful sound