Wood Wide Web

You see the forest, tall and green The quietest place you've ever been You watch a squirrel climb up a pine And think that every tree's doing fine on its own But just below, a secret weaves A hidden city under the leaves A billion threads of fungal laceConnecting everything in this place It's the Wood Wide Web, a silent sound A living network, under the ground Where roots are talking, in the dark and deep Sharing their secrets while the forest sleeps Oh, the Wood Wide Web, a carbon line

A perfect system, a grand design That giant oak has sun to spare Making more sugar than its share Through tiny threads, it sends a pack To a little sapling, fighting back from the shade And if a beetle starts to bite The trees send warnings, day and night A chemical pulse, a frantic sign Travels right down the mycelial line It's the Wood Wide Web, a silent sound A living network, under the ground Where roots are talking, in the dark and deep

Sharing their secrets while the forest sleeps Oh, the Wood Wide Web, a carbon line A perfect system, a grand design The fungus gets paid for the work it's done With sugary treats, made from the sun It's give and take, a smart exchange To rearrange the whole food chain More than just roots, more than just wood It's one big family, understood It's the Wood Wide Web, a silent sound A living network, under the ground Where roots are talking, in the dark and deep

Sharing their secrets while the forest sleeps Oh, the Wood Wide Web, a carbon line A perfect system, a grand design