Lightning came down on me like the finger of a god
But I lived on, I lived on
Blight killed off my neighbor and it withered my right arm
But I lived on, I lived on
But what did not kill me did not make me strong
Water washed away the earth that held my roots aground
But I lived on, I lived on
Fire came raging through and nearly burned the forest down
But I lived on, I lived on
But what did not kill me did not make me strong
I'm just the ghost of a tree
I never knew just what killed me
But I knew that it was coming all along
'Cause what did not kill me did not make me strong
No, what did not kill me did not make me strong
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