[Verse 1] I was a tree in a storm, I could not hide, could not bend. I was the start of it all, And I got to be at the end

[Pre-chorus] Was I right or wrong, Others will decide, I know I'm better off, On the outside.

[Chorus] When the traffic subsides, And calmness arrives, Then there is birdsong Then there is birdsong

[Verse 2] When the shouting abates, All the anger and hate, And the person I was, Is fractured and lost,

[Pre-chorus] The succession to power the material yearn, Is quickly succeeded by the need to learn,

[Chorus] When the traffic subsides, And calmness arrives, Then there is birdsong Then there is birdsong

[Bridge] And I, have not found enlightenment. And I, am not perfect, not whole, But I, am lighter and calmer, Less nightmare with more self-control,

[Chorus] When the traffic subsides, And calmness arrives, Then there is birdsong Then there is birdsong

When the chaos it scatters, And it does not matter, Then there is birdsong Then there is birdsong

[outtro] Then Birdsong. Then Birdsong.