It's hard to see the forest for the trees  The tangled branches rasping in the breeze  The fear is crawling from everywhere  All alone with a whip and chair  It's hard to see the forest for the trees.    It's hard to see a reason for the deed  Every blessed want is now a need  The free are marching everywhere  Heading out on a wing and prayer  It's hard to see a reason for the deed.    Shadows and light play around every corner  And they don't play very nice  They could be planning an attack  It's getting warm can't really get any warmer  There is no lack of degrees  But one more will break the back  In the forest- through the trees-in the darkness- on our knees    It's hard to see a way out of the dark  With every step the choice is very stark  Creeping closer to Kingdom Come  Or pulling back from Armageddon  It's hard to see a way out of the dark    Shadows and light play around every corner  And they don't play very nice, they could be planning an attack  It's getting warm can't really get any warmer  There is no lack of degrees  But one more will break the back  In the forest- through the trees- in the darkness- on our knees