The Worm and the Tree, Pt. 3: Regeneration / Epilogue - Procol Harum

The forest seemed clearer and peaceful at last

Like after a storm when the rainclouds have passed

And although the great tree was fallen and dead

They knew from the ashes a new life would spread

Yes, although the great tree had fallen and died

They knew: from the ashes a new one would thrive

Now, years may have passed since the tale I have told

Yet the truth of this story does still seem to hold

Although from a great tree a small worm may grow

That eats it with poison and tortures its soul

The worm can be killed yet the tree be not dead

For from the roots of the elder a new life will spread