Thinking of all of you Glitchen, hearing this song...just had to post. (Acorn, this is esp for you. :D)
Tree Hugger, by Kimya Dawson and Antsy Pants
The flower said I wish I was a tree
The tree said I wish I could be
a different kind of tree
The cat wished that it was a bee
The turtle wished that it could fly
Really high into the sky
Over rooftops and then dive
Deep into the sea
And in the sea there is a fish
A fish that has a secret wish
A wish to be a big cactus
With a pink flower on it.
{repeat verse}
And the flower would be it's offering
of love
to the desert
And the desert so dry and lonely
That the creatures all appreciate the effort
{French verse...see below for Biohazard's awesome translation}
And the rattlesnake said I wish I had hands
So I could hug you like a man
And then the cactus said, "but don't you understand?"
"My skin is covered with sharp spikes
That'll stab you like a thousand knives
A hug would be nice, but hug my flower with your eyes."
So the flower said I wish I was a tree
The tree said I wish I could be
a different kind of tree
The cat wished that it was a bee
The turtle wished that it could fly
Really high into the sky
Over rooftops and then dive
Deep into the sea
And in the sea there is a fish
A fish that has a secret wish
A wish to be a big cactus
With a pink flower on it.
{repeat verse}
And the flower would be it's offering of love
to the desert
And the desert so dry and lonely
That the creatures all appreciate the effort