Trees

“Trees” is the oldest written song on the album. As Tyler Joseph explains in an interview, the original lyrics were inspired by an event in his life in which he was searching for something in the woods. The ultimate message he explains, is a search for truth. What form this truth takes on is up for debate. There are two general interpretations of these lyrics: A chance encounter of two people who suffer from social anxiety in a secluded area nervously wait each other out, not saying a thing. A spiritual journey in which the narrator feels as though he has found God but struggles with doubt, as God doesn't show himself directly.

[Verse] I know where you stand, silent in the trees And that's where I am, silent in the trees Why won't you speak where I happen to be? Silent in the trees, standing cowardly [Chorus] I can feel your breath I can feel my death I want to know you, I want to see I want to say Hello, hello Hello, oh, hello [Refrain] Da da, da da da, da-da Da da, da da da, da-da Da da, da da da, da-da Da da, da da da, da-da [Verse] I know where you stand, silent in the trees And that's where I am, silent in the trees Why won't you speak where I happen to be? Silent in the trees, standing cowardly [Chorus] I can feel your breath I can feel my death I want to know you, I want to see I want to say [Refrain] Hello (Da da, da da da, da-da Da da, da da da, da-da) Hello (Da da, da da da, da-da Da da, da da da, da-da) Hello, hello, hello, hello (Da da, da da da, da-da Da da, da da da, da-da) Hello, hello, hello, hello Yeah (Da da, da da da, da-da Da da, da da da, da-da) [Outro] Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh Hello, hello (Oh, oh) Hello, hello (Oh, oh)