Shade I'll Never See

[Verse 1]

Seedpod in the wind

Where do I begin?

I’m looking for a place that I can

Land among the trees

Whose shade I grow beneath

I’m picturing a world made for me

[Pre-Chorus]

If I don’t make time for it

It will never happen

If I don’t make time for it

It will never happen

[Verse 2: Denison Witmer & Sufjan Stevens]

A tree falls in the forest

A tree falls in the forest

Of my inner life

Of my inner life

It doesn't make a sound

Does anybody care?

[Chorus: Denison Witmer & Sufjan Stevens]

I’m busy planting trees

Busy planting trees

Whose shade I’ll never see

Whose shade I'll never see

I’m picturing a world without mе

A world without me

Busy planting trees

Busy planting trees

Whose shade I’ll nеver see

Whose shade I'll never see

I’m picturing a world without me

A world without me

[Bridge]

Questioning my own self-worth

I've tried that but it only hurts

It never got me anywhere

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Pre-Chorus]

If I don’t make time for it

It will never happen

If I don’t make time for it

It will never happen

[Chorus: Denison Witmer & Sufjan Stevens]

I’m busy planting trees

Busy planting trees

Whose shade I’ll never see

Whose shade I'll never see

I’m picturing a world without me

A world without me

Busy planting trees

Busy planting trees

Whose shade I’ll never see

Whose shade I'll never see

I’m picturing a world without me

A world without me