[Verse 1]
They said the cherry trees had fungus
Said the limbs were getting old
Said everything will break apart
When the spring comes in too cold

But the bloom came early
Like a secret on the branch
Pink against the warning tape
Gone before it had a chance

[Pre-Chorus]
You called it care
You called it clean
You said the cut was kind
But I saw spring
Leave the tree
One year ahead of time

[Chorus]
Accelerated senescence
Blooming out of fear
You said it was only weather
But the season disappeared

Not the fungus
Not the rain
Not a sickness in the bark
Accelerated senescence
Flowering in the dark

[Verse 2]
The petals browned around the edges
Before they opened wide
Every April came too early
Like it had something left to hide

The bark split strange and quiet
The sap ran thin and slow
You took a picture of the damage
Then told us nothing showed

[Pre-Chorus]
You called it age
You called it blight
You made the silence proof
But trees don’t lie
When spring arrives
Already bruised

[Chorus]
Accelerated senescence
Blooming out of fear
You said it was only weather
But the season disappeared

No witch’s broom
No spore to chase
No mercy in the grain
Just old fallout
Wearing flowers
In the cold spring rain

[Bridge]
You cut them down before the bloom
Before the petals said too much
Before the branches filled the street
With color no one dared to touch

You took the shade
You took the proof
You took the road they leaned above
And called it safety
Called it work
Called it anything but love

[Final Chorus]
Accelerated senescence
In the root and in the rain
You said it was only pruning
But the stumps still know the names

Not the fungus
Not the season
Not the story you controlled
Accelerated senescence
A young tree growing old

[Outro]
You didn’t heal it
You didn’t save it
You didn’t prune
You erased it

You didn’t heal it
You didn’t save it
You didn’t prune
You erased it