Night the Forest Danced

[Intro] [Verse 1] Mary asked me what I saw Back there by the river bend Said you keep talking 'bout Amanita Like she's some long-lost friend I laughed and kicked a pebble Watched it dance across the road Said where do I even start That place was its own code [Pre-Chorus] The trees weren't trees The stars weren't stars The night got strange And forgot what we are [Chorus] It was the night the forest danced The roots all moved in time The river played the upright bass The moon forgot to shine The crickets formed a brass band The leaves all learned to swing And every living thing that night Thought it was the king [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] The mushrooms started laughing At a joke I couldn't hear One leaned over to another And they both looked right at me The river changed to colors That don't exist by day And every drop of water Had a thousand words to say I swear the roots were arguing About whether time was real One kept saying none of this matters The other said that's how you heal [Pre-Chorus] The trees weren't trees The stars weren't stars The night got strange And forgot what we are [Chorus] It was the night the forest danced The roots all moved in time The river played the upright bass The moon forgot to shine The crickets formed a brass band The leaves all learned to swing And every living thing that night Thought it was the king [Experimental Break] (Bass only) [Spoken] And then the weirdest thing happened... The moon started changing channels. One second it was full. One second it was gone. A mushroom looked at me and said "You're thinking again." [Beat Returns] [Verse 3] A branch became a conductor With a twig baton in hand Every beetle in a three-mile radius Joined the woodland band The fireflies hung lanterns From invisible wires above And the whole damn forest looked like A nightclub built for love Mary laughed and shook her head Said that sounds insane to me I said That's the funny thing... So did everything else. [Extended Guitar Solo] [Bridge] No sermons No prophets No sacred mountain high Just the strangest little kingdom Ever hidden from the eye No answers No secrets No final truth to find Just a forest full of music And a quieter state of mind [Final Chorus] It was the night the forest danced The roots all moved in time The river played the upright bass The moon forgot to shine The crickets formed a brass band The leaves all learned to swing And every living thing that night Thought it was the king [Outro] Mary smiled and looked at me Said maybe you were dreaming I smiled back Maybe.