The Beetle and the Tree #redditcontest [prog jazz fusion]

A tree fell in the forest And it didn’t make a sound The other trees just sighed a bit And moved their leaves around.

Just one observant beetle Crawled up out from underground And climbed up on the tree trunk To inspect what it had found.

[Break]

It said ‘Am I the only one To chance upon this scene? Well don’t that seem like such a shame, You were so nice and green.

Maybe you weren’t the tallest tree That there has ever beeen But you were good as any here And you should have been seen.’

[Solo]

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Now when you’re keeling over, don’t expect they’ll hear you fall. This is our modern curse: that forest’s bigger than us all.

That bug, it spied a seedling sprouting from the dirt It had the strangest feeling It could spare it all the hurt

[Instrumental solo harmony]

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It said ‘I think you ought to know That try hard as you might There’s billions of other trees All clamouring for light.

But I believe in something Even bigger than myself I’ll stick with you the whole year through And help you help yourself.

[Buildup instrumental climax]

[Synthesizer solo]

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[Solo]

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I’ll feed you and I’ll water you And you’ll have grown and grown

I’ll feed you and I’ll water you And you’ll have grown and grown

[Guitar solo]

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I’ll feed you and I’ll water you And you’ll have grown and grown

I’ll feed you and I’ll water you And you’ll have grown and grown

I’ll feed you and I’ll water you And you’ll have grown and grown And you will be the tallest tree The world has ever known.

[Guitar solo]

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I’ll feed you and I’ll water you And you’ll have grown and grown And you will be the tallest tree The world has ever known.

I’ll feed you and I’ll water you And you’ll have grown and grown And you will be the tallest tree The world has ever known.