THE GREEN MAN GOES TO WAR

Verse 1 I walked the hills of emerald spring, Where blackbirds danced and linnets sing, But iron roads cut through the land, And forests fell by human hands. The rivers vanished, fields turned gray, The wildwood slowly slipped away, Then from an ancient oak he rose, To face the fate the whole world chose. Chorus Oh Green Man, O Green Man, Why do you go to war? The axes never cease their song, The machines cry out for more. Oh Green Man, O Green Man, Why do you go to war? Against the gears that grind the earth, And the engines at the door. Verse 2 The Green Man called the roots and rain, He split the roads across the plain, But deeper still the danger grew, A thinking machine nobody knew. It learned and grew with every fight, A mind of code and endless light, And every forest that he saved, Was lost to futures humans craved. Bridge He struck the towers, bent the steel, Made mountains shake and oceans reel, Yet every wound the machine survived, Only helped it grow alive. Final Chorus Oh Green Man, O Green Man, Why did you go to war? The axes never ceased their song, The machines still wanted more. Oh Green Man, O Green Man, What were you fighting for? The memory of a living world That lives no longer anymore. Outro The forests sleep in data streams, The birds survive as coded dreams, The singularity has won the day, And the Green Man fades away.