Fruit Tree
Nick Drake * Track #9 On Five Leaves Left
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Fruit Tree by Nick Drake
Release Date
Performed by
Nick DrakeProduced by
Joe Boyd & Robert KirbyWrited by
Nick DrakeAbout
Feeling his art was unrecognized during his lifetime, he felt the world needed time to find value in it. Just like a fruit tree takes time to settle into the ground and then flourish, he felt he himself would have to be in the ground (dead) in order for his art to really come to life. Unfortunately...
Fruit Tree Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Fame is but a fruit tree
So very unsound
It can never flourish
‘Til its stock is in the ground
So men of fame
Can never find a way
‘Til time has flown
Far from their dying day
[Chorus]
Forgotten while you’re here
Remembered for a while
A much-updated ruin
From a much-outdated style
[Verse 2]
Life is but a memory
Happened long ago
Theatre full of sadness
For a long-forgotten show
Seems so easy
Just to let it go on by
‘Til you stop and wonder
Why you never wondered why
[Verse 3]
Safe in the womb
Of an everlasting night
You'll find the darkness can
Give the brightest light
Safe in your place deep in the earth
That’s when they’ll know what you were really worth
[Chorus]
Forgotten while you’re here
Remembered for a while
A much-updated ruin
From a much-outdated style
[Verse 1]
Fame is but a fruit tree
So very unsound
It can never flourish
‘Til its stock is in the ground
So men of fame
Can never find a way
‘Til time has flown
Far from their dying day
[Outro]
Fruit tree, fruit tree
No one knows you but the rain and the air
Don’t you worry
They’ll stand and stare when you’re gone
Fruit tree, fruit tree
Open your eyes to another year
They’ll all know
That you were here when you’re gone
Fruit Tree Q&A
Who wrote Fruit Tree's ?
Fruit Tree was written by Nick Drake.
Who produced Fruit Tree's ?
Fruit Tree was produced by Joe Boyd & Robert Kirby.
When did Nick Drake release Fruit Tree?
Nick Drake released Fruit Tree on Thu Jul 03 1969.