Nature Gives, Nature Takes

I used to be tall
When my leaves danced in the fall
When my skin carried all the signs
Of a long and peaceful life

I used to be strong
When my branches were so long
My trunk rooted in the ground
My family gathered all around

How how
How I wanted to leave that place
When that flame became a blaze
Why why
Why is the wind spreading the fear
Millions species shedding tears

Nature gives and nature takes

I panicked when they arrived
Without caring, how could they realize
That one sparkle lit by them
Could turn our home
Into a living hell

Now I'm mourning all that we lost
Life around me is just ashes and dust
I searched for singing birds but all I found
Was silence as the only remaining sound

How how
How I wanted to leave that place
When that flame became a blaze
Why why
Why is this wind spreading the fear
Millions species shedding tears

Nature gives and nature takes
Oooh
Nature gives and nature takes
Oooh
Nature gives and nature takes
Oooh
Nature gives and nature takes

I reborn when the fire ceased
When they showed up, hands full of seeds
It's the circle in which one believes
That nature takes and nature gives