The more things change, the more...

[BrewTech]

... they stay the same.

Haven't heard this song in forever, but even some Canucks could see the writing on the wall long ago.

The Trees
Rush (https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ACYBGNT_wkxKHq1SBmZB9g4zhgo9paF5cw:157854833 1361&q=Rush+(band)&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLSz9U3MCyJryiIX8TKHVRanKGg kZSYl6IJAAiohYYcAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirt7Tk5vXmAhWRKn0KHSUPDPcQMTAAegQIDhAF)



There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas
The trouble with the maples
And they're quite convinced they're right
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade?
There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream 'oppression!'
And the oaks, just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
'The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light'
Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet,
Axe,
And saw


Source: LyricFind (https://www.lyricfind.com/)

[woodman]

... they stay the same.

Haven't heard this song in forever, but even some Canucks could see the writing on the wall long ago.

The Trees
Rush (https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ACYBGNT_wkxKHq1SBmZB9g4zhgo9paF5cw:157854833 1361&q=Rush+(band)&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLSz9U3MCyJryiIX8TKHVRanKGg kZSYl6IJAAiohYYcAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirt7Tk5vXmAhWRKn0KHSUPDPcQMTAAegQIDhAF)



There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas
The trouble with the maples
And they're quite convinced they're right
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade?
There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream 'oppression!'
And the oaks, just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
'The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light'
Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet,
Axe,
And saw


Source: LyricFind (https://www.lyricfind.com/)
I remember that tune from long ago. An excellent message.

[BrewTech]

I remember that tune from long ago. An excellent message.


Forty years ago, plus. I was a grade-schooler.
Want government to enforce equality? Be careful what you wish for, because you'll get it.
That's the message I got.
And I haven't forgotten it.