Tree Hugger——Kimya Dawson

The flower said, "I wish I was a tree,"

The tree said, "I wish I could be a different kind of tree."

The cat wished that it was a bee,

The turtle wished that it could fly,

Really high into the sky,

Over rooftops and then dive

Deep into the sea.

And in the sea there is a fish,

A fish that has a secret wish,

A wish to be a big cactus,

With a pink flower on it.

And the flower

Would be its offering

Of love to the desert.

And the desert,

So dry and lonely,

That the creatures all

Appreciate the effort.

Et le jackalope a dit

Je voudrais etre un yeti

Pour voler dans la nuit

Et m'en aller loin d'ici

Mais le yeti a dit

Je voudrais etre un monstre marin

Pour pouvoir rentrer dans la mer

De tous les requins

[And the Jackalope said, "I want to be a yeti

To steal into the night and go far away from here."

But hte yeti said, "I want to be a sea monster

And dive into the sea

Of all the sharks."]

And the rattlesnake said, "I wish I had hands so

I could hug you like a man."

And then the cactus said,

"Don't you understand,

My skin is covered with sharp spikes

That'll stab you like a thousand knives.

A hug would be nice,

But hug my flower with your eyes."