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The TREES

and

Circumstances

from the album
Hemispheres
Single Released: January 1979

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LINER NOTES

Phonographic Copyright – Phonogram, Inc.
Manufactured By – Phonogram, Inc.
Marketed By – Phonogram, Inc.
Distributed By – PolyGram Distribution, Inc.
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Published By – Core Music Publishing
Lacquer Cut By – G.K.*

Composed By – Lifeson*, Lee*, Peart*
Producer – Rush, Terry Brown

Taken from the album 'Hemispheres'

©1979

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TRACK LISTING

Side A. The Trees (4:46)
Side B. Circumstances (3:42)

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The Trees
Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart

There is unrest in the Forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the Maples want more sunlight
And the Oaks ignore their pleas.

The trouble with the Maples
(And they're quite convinced they're right)
They say the Oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the Oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made
And they wonder why the Maples
Can't be happy in their shade?

There is trouble in the Forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the Maples scream 'Oppression!'
And the Oaks, just shake their heads

So the Maples formed a Union
And demanded equal rights
'The Oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light'
Now there's no more Oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet,
Axe,
And saw...

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Circumstances
Music: Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson / Lyrics: Neil Peart

A boy alone, and so far from home
Endless rooftops from my window
I felt the gloom of empty rooms
On rainy afternoons.

Sometimes in confusion
I felt so lost and disillusioned
Innocence gave me confidence
To go up against reality

   All the same
   We take our chances,
   Laughed at by Time,
   Tricked by circumstances
   Plus ça change,
   Plus c'est la même chose,
   The more that things change
   The more they stay the same

Now I've gained some understanding
Of the only world that we see
Things that I once dreamed of
Have become reality

These walls that still surround me
Still contain the same old me
Just one more who's searching for
The world that ought to be

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ARTWORK
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Cover

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12" Cover

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Back

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Vinyl Side 1

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Vinyl Side 2

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Alternate Vinyl Side 1

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Alternate Vinyl Side 2

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Alternate Vinyl Side 1

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Alternate Vinyl Side 2

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12" Vinyl Side 1

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12" Vinyl Side 2

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