“Have you seen the land living by the breeze?Can you understand the lights upon the trees?Tell me all that you may knowShow me what you have to showTell us all today if you know the way to blue…”Nick Drake Way To Blue Song lyrics, Five Leaves Left (1969)
“I never felt magic crazy as this,Never saw moons, knew the meaning of the sea,I never held emotion in the palm of my hand,Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree,But now you're here.Brighten my northern sky.”Nick Drake Northern Sky Song lyrics, Bryter Later (1970)
“Fame is but a fruit tree:So very unsound.It can never flourishTill its stalk is in the ground.So men of fameCan never find a wayTill time has flownFar from their dying day.Forgotten while you're here,Remembered for a while.A much updated ruinFrom a much outdated style.”Nick Drake Fruit Tree Song lyrics, Five Leaves Left (1969)