The Rings

What it means in a way
I suppose we will see
From the side in our own
Shade of light

From the way that it forms
That it sways in the breeze
There's a chance we can take
With the risk

You can tame how it grows
But it's free underneath
And who knows what a stone's covering

You can tame how it grows
But it's free underneath
So be quick, cut it down and
Count the rings

What it means to escape
Bursting out of the ground
And rejoice in a way
As it prays

There's enough noise around
To believe that it's safe
As they all congregate
To the rain

You can tame how it grows
But it's free underneath
Though the blanket of snow's getting thin

You can tame how it grows
But it's free underneath
So be quick, cut it down and
Count the rings

Let us keep what we saved
What it gave to our trust
And they're always above circling

You can tame how it grows
But it's free underneath
So we must cut it down and
Count the rings

There's a bird I believe
And it's calling
So we must cut it down
And count the rings

So we must cut it down
And count the rings