Tree of life

Here stands a majestic tree
A haven a wildlife sanctuary
When the birds in forest sing
Their music's such a beautiful thing
An entente cordiale
Natures primordial
But here come the killing machines
A nightmare from your darkest dreams

Butchered stripped by the metal claw
For paper coffee cup paper straw  
All smashed by Sveaskog fist  
Another species on the red list  
Chopped chipped stamped FSC
FSC! You gotta be kidding me
All gone in the blink of an eye
It’s time now for the trees to die  

You don’t hear them when they fall
You don’t see them crashing down to the forest floor
We close eyes and we look away
And leave it to the men with feet of clay

The clear cut is a desolate street
Crushed earth beneath your feet  
Turn trees into artificial grass
Animal habitat into “biomass”
A heaven swaying in the breeze
Replaced by a field of zombie trees
You could hear a feather drop
But no birds are in this cemetery crop

When they cut the last tree down  
The biggest fool will fall and lose his crown
A coup de grace with a Sveaskog twist
And the top predator is struck from the red list

Leave these feathers leave these bones
Leave them bleached between the stones
Let the stumps rot let them bleed
Lest we forget the logger's greed
Come together act as one
Friends and lovers, everyone
Act now with the upmost speed
Save the forest and set it free  
The tree of life is what we need
The tree of life is for bird and bee
The tree of life is for you and me
The tree of life is for the Sámi
The tree of life is in our hands
The tree of life is in our hands
Our lives are in our hands
Our lives are in our hands