Exploding Trees

Suddenly it's freezing after weeks of heavy rains Waterlogged pines overtaken by the strain As gravity's powerful hands take hold the reins Exploding Trees Crashing through the ceiling and blocking all the roads The Beauty Queen Jewels on the crown underneath the load Driving into town as the sun is going down Sitting in the darkness in the freezing cold She was all unhinged and panic stricken I still had some family members left to look in on A house on mother's street came crashing down Beauty Queens in hospital gowns Beauty Queen in a hospital gown Hooked to a machine ever since she's found Exploding Trees Like fireworks in the ice storm, I still hear the sound Like Vietnam descending upon Walnut Street Like a movie in Sensurround As it interrupts the silence in the dead of night Evergreen and breaking down Insurance estimation from the freeze Damage in the millions for the town's economy The power lines are down and it's fifteen degrees Exploding Trees Limbs like boney fingers crashing through the ceiling The Beauty Queen Crushed beneath the pines on the frozen street Exploding Trees National disaster, my hometown's on the TV