Arbor Day - 10,000 Maniacs

Arbor Day Lyrics

Wide open falsehood
The clan destine truths
Rival till the end
In a series of duelsPardon the drapery language I choose
Waltz in Vienna has taught me to use
Every tall room a fiction
Leather bound treasure booksUp to the ceiling
Gold spine upon spine
The guile and the treason
The faith and allegianceWide open falsehood
The clan destine truths
Rival till the end
In a series of duelsPardon the drapery language I choose
The author grew fat to imagine
His lead pen careening
Gave voice to the schemingAn Aryan cabale to dethrone
The guile and the treason
The faith and allegiance

To the empire unknownThe baron and his mistress
Dine in a fine banquet hall
As rebel insurgents plot in
The attic space crawlWide open falsehood
The clan destine truths
Rival till the end
In a series of duelsPardon the drapery language I choose
His small hand did strive to explain
All the rants and raves of a people enslaved
By the cant of the shrewdest capable menThe guile and the treason
The faith and allegiance
Now lie in my handThe guile and the treason
The faith and allegiance
Now lie in my hand