She was the tree of the year She had her time in the sun One day she was here the next day she was gone It'll make you laugh It'll make you cry But you can't say you're surprised If you could hear her whisper Hear her shout Hear her screaming as she came crashing down Older that the highstreet Younger than the city Just doing her thing taking it slowly I'm looking for someone to believe in But i'd settle for something Trying to imagine a simpler time When she was king Laying down roots Standing up tall The kind of patience that's easy to ignore Celebrated one day With a flimsy award Fell in the name of nothing expect always wanting more She wanted nothing For the gifts that she gave The air that we breath her shelter and her shade The murder of a god In front of our eyes On a lonely Monday morning as we walked on by I'm looking for someone to believe in But i'd settle for something Trying to imagine a simpler time When she was king