Procol Harum - The Worm and the Tree, Pt. 3: Regeneration / Epilogue

The forest seemed clearer and peaceful at last Like after a storm when the rainclouds have passed And although the great tree was fallen and dead They knew from the ashes a new life would spread Yes, although the great tree had fallen and died They knew: from the ashes a new one would thrive Now, years may have passed since the tale I have told Yet the truth of this story does still seem to hold Although from a great tree a small worm may grow That eats it with poison and tortures its soul The worm can be killed yet the tree be not dead For from the roots of the elder a new life will spread