Burned the Forest

We pulled the plow, fought off the crows Put down some roots and slowly watched it grow We weathered storms, hands in the dirt Ignored the plague, desperate to make it work But then behind my back you planted seeds And I did not know I was watering weeds When I could not see the truth for the trees I burned the forest, I burned the forest I lit a match and watched it go up in flames I burned the forest, I burned the forest I cried a tear for the ashes then I walked away You broke my heart Tore it apart I guess I broke, snapped like a twig Guess everybody's got a fireline and you flipped the switch What'd you expect, I wouldn't see? I'm not the girl to eat an apple from a poison tree You went behind my back you planted seeds And I did not know I was watering weeds When I could not see the truth for the trees I burned the forest, I burned the forest I lit a match and watched it go up in flames I burned the forest, I burned the forest I cried a tear for the ashes then I walked away You broke my heart Tore it apart You broke my heart Tore it apart And now I see the rain wash the embers on the floor A new field of green is growing stronger than before I burned the forest, I burned the forest I lit a match and watched it go up in flames I burned the forest, I burned the forest I cried a tear for the ashes then I walked away You broke my heart and now I'm burning the forest Tore it apart and so I'm burning the forest You broke my heart and now I'm burning the forest Tore it apart and so I'm burning the forest You broke my heart Tore it apart You broke my heart Tore it apart