He was in the forest looking to see the trees

But none were there

He found a girl

She found the Erlking (the lover)

They were in the white wood

Gamboling out to picnic

In the light leaves broke above

Then fell below

I was in the middle ground

Looking to find the flowers in the garden

Wearying of the hate me, hate me not

Wait. they forgot

Woe, oh, the rot

Deeper in they crept

Oblivious of the bears and darker terrors

Or none were there

How did they dare?

I was in the middle ground

Looking to find the fountain of infinite mirror

Tree falling, no one would hear

Shadow of nobody there

Murders of murderers living in fear of it

Owls on the night watch

Solemn and easily wise to what we thought

They thought above

Sound broke below

They were in the black wood

Coveting indiscreetly her for him

Or him for her

Shown what they were

I was in the middle ground

Looking to find the fountain of infinite mirror

Tree falling, no one would hear

Shadow of nobody there

Murders of murderers living in fear of it

I was in the clearing

Buzzing around to hearing

But the bees and birds who knew the words

Soon arrived the twilight

Finally the night and day remembered

How they came to be

All for nothing at all

All for nothing at all

With something to do

I was in the forest looking to see the trees

But none were there