The Worm & The Tree, Pt. 2: Enervation / Expectancy / Battle (2020 Remaster)

Now, down in the forest, a young man went riding

He passed by the great tree, and saw it was dying

The leaves and the bark were all rotten and rife

The tree had been poisoned and drained of its life

He stripped off a piece of the bark of the tree

And straight 'way he know what the right cure should be

The man built a fire and chopped down the tree

The worm started screaming, it could not break free

It thrashed and it lashed, but it could net break loose

Trapped in that tree like a thief in a noose

The worm burst asunder a vile smelling crust

He hacked it to pieces and burnt it to dust