Chris Van Cleave - The Gardener and the Queen Lyrics

"This was all foreseen
Said the gardener to the queen
Walk with me and you'll see what I mean
I don't understand
What has happened to my land?
Asked the queen, where's the gardened land?

She cried to see all the roses turn brown
The orchid trees were bare
All the flowers lay down
I can't believe such a thing be so
The queen ordered the gardener
Make it all grow

You don't understand
Though it is all at your command
I am your gardener and all is as we planned
Where we planted seeds
Grew some very deadly weeds
Notice hatred, fearing, and greed

The queen cried
Destroy these tempestuous enemies
How dare they block the sun to hold on in a breeze?
Beware, warned the gardener
The weeds have now spread
Your orders to destroy keep your enemy fed

Seeing this was true
Broke her royal heart in two
And she grieved more than she ever knew. But with every single tear
The love inside her became clear
Shining light through hate, greed, and fear

Til slowly but surely the scene began to change
The weeds choking the garden
They seemed to rearrange
They joined the garden in blooming with life
The queen fell for the gardener and he took her for his wife


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