the tree has been there in my memory
shaded me from sun
shaded me from pain
the tree has never left me
the tree has been there in my memory
a constant source of comfort/a constant reminder of my innocence
the tree has never left me
the tree has been there in my memory
a pillar of strength
a pillar of encouragement
the tree has never left me
the tree has been there in my memory
my stronghold
my song
the tree has never left me

~lilac/the time is here/lilac, please don't cry though it's near/lilac, remember me like this/lilac/you know you'll be missed~

that tree is still there
floating in my memory
told me she loved me
then hung up the phone
that tree is still there
clinging to her little girl
that tree is still there
trying to preserve my innocence
that tree is still there
she knows she's trying in vain
~
mom i can hear you i know you're still there
i can see your smile and remember your hair
mom i can hear you i know you're still there
i know i hurt you and you think i don't care
mom i can hear you i know you're still there
the line is dead you hung up again
and my bridge is burned
~
the tree engrained in my memory
the tree that sheltered me
the tree engrained in my memory
she left me
the tree engrained in my memory
the ocean is her little girl now
they walk hand in hand
the tree engrained in my memory
i know she misses me when she's all alone on the sand
the tree engrained in my memory
she dances as light as a feather
she sings without shame
the tree engrained in my memory
happy and free
she feels no pain
~
i'm a tree to get engrained in his mind
he'll remember me when he's old
i'm a tree to get engrained in his mind
he's but a baby boy now
but i know he'll remember me
i'm a tree to get engrained in his mind
i feel like a small child
i lay here alone and dying
as my last breath is taken
i remember you, lilac