The first single from the sixteenth studio album by Tori Amos talks about losses and the coping with the tragedies in your life. The song centres around the death of Amos’s mother in 2019 and references her ashes – some of which Amos hid under a treehouse in Florida – and finding solace in nature.
[Verse 1]
Speaking with trees
Speaking of my grief
Speaking with trees
I'm almost sure
That they are grieving
With me
[Pre-Chorus]
When you left
Emptiness
Since you left
[Chorus]
I've been hiding your ashes
Under the treehouse
Don't be surprised
I cannot let you go
You will be safe here
Safe in the treehouse
They will protect you
Of this I am sure
[Verse 2]
How am I coping
Losing
Speaking with trees
I'm almost sure
They're igniting memories
For me
[Pre-Chorus]
When you left
Emptiness
Since you left
[Chorus]
I've been hiding your ashes
Under the tree house
Don't be surprised
I cannot let you go
You will be safe here
Safe in the tree house
They will protect you
Of this I am sure
[Bridge]
You only know when you know this
You only know when you know this
You only know when you know this
How you'll cope with your losses
[Breakdown]
Feel their arms around you
Feel their arms around me
[Outro]
Speaking
Speaking
Speaking with trees
Speaking with Trees was written by Tori Amos.
Speaking with Trees was produced by Tori Amos.
Tori Amos released Speaking with Trees on Wed Sep 29 2021.