"The Forest Remains" lyrics

The forest split in two
Half burning, half alive
Each side needs the other
For the whole to survive

You can't have spring
Without the fall
Can't have the green
Without the red wall

The forest remains when we're gone
Red and green still carry on
Life and death hold the same ground
In the forest, both are found

She took her red with her
I kept my green alone
But in the space between us
The forest made its home

Death is not departure
Life is not just breath
The forest holds them equal
Green and red in depth

The forest remains, the colors stay
Long after we have walked away
Red turns to memory, green to seed
The forest gives us what we need

Don't fear the red leaves falling
Don't grip the green too tight
The forest keeps on standing
Through every day and night

The forest remains, it always will
Red and green, alive and still
What we were lives in these trees
Norwegian wood on the breeze