My husband finally listen to the lyrics of the Rush song

[scarlett1]

The Trees
and figured out it was about oppression
He thinks USA over Canada, I've always thought it was just the White Man over everyone.
P.S. He has never liked Rush so he never listened closely
Your thoughts

The lyrics

There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas

The trouble with the maples
(And they're quite convinced they're right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade

There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream 'Oppression!'
And the oaks just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
'The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light'
Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe and saw

[NewJeffCT]

1. I think it's both

On the surface, it is the US Oak & the Canadian Maple, but beneath that, it is oppression in general

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Actually, I Think He's Siding With The Oak

Don't forget Peart writes most of the lyrics and he is a RANDOID of the first order.

The way i read i those lyrics is that the maples' whining resulted in gov't action of which Neal would disapprove.

He's quite a libertarian nutcase, he is.
The Professor

[sans qualia]

4. Me too

I've never heard the song, but the first thing I thought when I read the lyrics was "Objectivist! Duck and cover!"

[scarlett1]

6. if you have ever heard ANY Rush song

you have heard it. Because they all sound the same.

[markbark]

2. I always assumed

it was about the English speaking Canadians oppressing the Francophonic Quebequois... Go figure :shrug:

--MAB

[Drifter]

5. Hmm ... interesting

I have always known the "The Trees" was a generic knock at oppression. It just occurred to me that this was a popular theme for them. I see it in the "1984ish" 2112.

Cheers
Drifter