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Written by: Camaron Ochs, Tyler Johnson, Anders Mouridsen
“Redwood Tree” was co-written by Cam, Tyler Johnson (Harry Styles, Sam Smith) and Anders Mouridsen, and produced by Johnson. The song was largely inspired by the majestic Redwood Tree in the backyard of Cam’s childhood home. Redwoods can grow for thousands of years and are a symbol for community and communication. They are believed to tap into psychic abilities connected with past lives and other dimensions of reality, which ties into our defining human relationship with time.
“I grew up with a redwood tree in my backyard as my climbing tree. Spent so many afternoons up there as a kid looking out and dreaming about the future,” says Cam. “It feels like I’ve lived 5 lifetimes since then - I’ve done more than I can even remember, but still part of me wishes I could’ve stayed put, to have that time at home. But you can’t be in two places once and you couldn’t have known then what you know now. It’s a song about time, and whatever way you spend it still feels like just a blink to a redwood tree.”
Lyrics:
Oh redwood tree
Don't you recognize me
I know it's not much time for you
But it's been decades for me
Oh redwood tree
Sorry I had to leave
An eager mind and a teenage heart
Can get hooked on a dream
I saw the world
You saw my parents grow old
You've got your roots
And I've got the wind
The wind in my soul
OOoooo don't know what you have when you're young
OOooo but you'll know what you had when it's gone
You'll know what you had
Oh redwood tree
Now it's just you and me
Back then it was hard to stay
And easy to leave
In the soft summer breeze
It's so simple to see
That time kept tickin' back home
While I was livin' for me
I saw the world
You saw my parents grow old
You've got your roots
And I've got the wind
The wind in my soul
OOoooo
Don't know what you have when you're young
OOooo but you'll know what you had when it's gone
The only thing left of what used to be is you
The only thing left of what used to be is you
Oh redwood tree
Don't you recognize me
OOoooo don't know what you have when you're young
OOooo but you'll know what you had when it's gone
OOoooo don't know what you have when you're young
OOooo but you'll know what you had when it's gone
You'll know what you had
Old redwood tree
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