The Bastard Sapling
Nature's Lament: A Bastard Sapling's Reflection on Humanity
Lyrics
The forest lends its life to me
The speaker derives life from the forest.
And loyal to her oaken creed
The speaker is loyal to the principles symbolized by the oak tree.
On her ethereal wind I rove
The speaker explores on the ethereal wind of the forest.
Up above the race I loathe
The speaker distances themselves from a race they despise.
My roots are flesh and blood
The speaker's roots are human, yet flexible like the soil they draw sustenance from.
But supple as the soil they suck
Describes the speaker as a bastard sapling, adaptable to life's changes.
A bastard sapling When winter
Reference to the speaker's resilience during winter, symbolizing challenges.
Calls me down and brings me life
Winter both calls the speaker down and brings them life, a paradoxical renewal.
And when the nights falling down on me
The speaker observes demons flying as night descends.
I watch the demons fly
The speaker witnesses the darker aspects of existence.
I wake the trees and give them speech
The speaker awakens trees, learning from them about the flaws of humanity.
Their words teach me the ills of mankind
The words of the trees impart knowledge about human ills.
Walk this path and feel my pain
Invites others to experience the speaker's pain by walking their path.
For this hatred and disdain
Expresses the speaker's intense hatred and disdain.
My birth is still a mystery
The origin of the speaker is unknown and a mystery.
Unto the skies and the earth I plead
The speaker seeks an explanation from the skies and the earth for their cursed existence.
An explanation for this curse
The speaker desires an explanation, whether valuable (gold) or worthless (dirt).
Be it gold, be it dirt
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I feel a darkness drawing near
Barbaric voices invade the speaker's kingdom, signifying chaos.
Barbaric voices invade my kingdom
Lurking shadows follow the speaker, representing an unseen threat.
Lurking shadows follow me
The speaker feels pursued by an unseen man.
Of a man I cannot see
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The earth casts shadows on this race
The speaker disclaims association with any party in the disgraceful actions.
I claim no party to this disgrace
The speaker distinguishes between physical appearance and mentality.
To bear his form and not his mind
The world is oblivious to the speaker's past.
To my past this world is blind
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