[Instrumental Intro – atmospheric synthesizers, distant birdsong, haunting piano notes, pulsing electronic percussion] [Verse 1 – delicate, ethereal female vocals] Deep beneath the canopy A thousand years of history The morning sun, the evening rain Will never see these woods again A silver river running brown A thousand wings without a sound The earth is breathing, can you hear? The silence growing year by year [Pre-Chorus – building intensity] And who will speak for the unseen? Who will remember what has been? When all the green has turned to grey What will we have left to say? [Chorus – soaring theatrical vocals, layered harmonies] If a tree falls, does anybody hear? If a forest dies, does anybody care? Can you hear the silence? Can you feel the change? We're burning down the world And calling it progress again! If a tree falls! If a tree falls! [Instrumental Interlude – dramatic synthesizer melody, electronic percussion, chiming piano] [Verse 2] A paradise beneath the leaves A million lives we never see The oldest roots, the smallest seed All disappearing at our feet A paper promise, a wooden throne A little more profit, a little less home We take the world and call it ours Then wonder why we're losing flowers [Pre-Chorus – stronger vocals] And who will speak for the unseen? Who will remember what has been? When all the green has turned to grey What will we have left to say? [Chorus] If a tree falls, does anybody hear? If a forest dies, does anybody care? Can you hear the silence? Can you feel the change? We're burning down the world And calling it progress again! [Bridge – stripped-back piano, whispered vocals gradually building] Listen... The birds are leaving. Listen... The rivers are grieving. Listen... The earth is calling. How many more before they're falling? [Instrumental Break – dramatic art-rock synthesizer solo, pounding electronic drums, orchestral keyboard textures] [Final Chorus – explosive drums, soaring vocals, layered harmonies] If a tree falls, does anybody hear? If a forest dies, does anybody care? Can you hear the silence? Can you feel the change? We're burning down the world And calling it progress again! If a tree falls, let the whole world know! If a forest dies, what will we have to show? Can you hear the silence? Can you feel the pain? You can't grow a forest From an empty name! [Outro – drums disappear, atmospheric synths and distant birdsong] If a tree falls... Does anybody hear? [Whispered] Does anybody care?
