The Worm & The Tree, Pt. 1: Introduction / Menace / Occupation

Into a great tree, a small worm did go It wormed its way inwards, and soon it did grow The tree was unhappy, but what could it do? It stood there in silence: the worm grew and grew The tree was unhappy, but what could it say? The worm kept on growing, the tree shrank away The worm was so greedy, it ate more each day And each day it ate more, the tree shrank away The worm was so loathsome, it felt no disgrace The birds had been silenced, the sun shunned that place And all of the forest grew fearful to see What terrible fate lay in store for the tree This worm grew so monstrous, its greed knew no bounds The smell was so awful, if poisoned the ground And all of the creatures that lived in the wood Were sickened and starving, the worm spoiled their food The birds could not sing, and the sun would not shine The forest lay dirty and blackened with the grime