Eels - I'm a Hummingbird lyrics

The old oak tree had roots so
Far down in the ground
I fell from it and hit
The dirt without a sound
I dreamt at night of growing
Wings so I could fly
A caterpillar to a moth before I die

I plodded through, ordinarily earthbound
I knew my feet could never leave the ground
I went about my way, unsteady and afraid
How could I know I was headed for this day?

All the seconds and the minutes
And the hours and the days
And the weeks and the months
And the years of my life it was all worth it
To be here now

I'm a hummingbird floatin' tree to tree
I'm a hummingbird beautiful and free

The old oak tree was dead I
Had to cut it down
The sapling roots were new and
Sprouting through the ground
New worlds were taking shape
Unseen and unknown
A branch to rest upon, a place to call my own

Something had changed and I'm not
Sure how or why
I wasn't dreaming I was awake, I was alive
Gave up the ghost he had nothing left to say
But it was him who brought me to this day

All the seconds and the minutes
And the hours and the days
And the weeks and the months
And the years of my life it was all worth it
To be here now

I'm a hummingbird floatin' tree to tree
I'm a hummingbird beautiful and free