"The Lowest Trees Have Tops" adalah mahakarya lirik yang ditulis oleh Sting. Ditampilkan dalam lagunya dengan judul yang sama, lirik ini mengeksplorasi keajaiban yang tersembunyi dalam objek yang paling sederhana. Melalui gambaran alam dan kehidupan sehari-hari, Sting menyoroti nilai intrinsik bahkan dari yang paling remeh pun, menegaskan bahwa meskipun kecil dan tidak mencolok, semua makhluk hidup memiliki tujuan dan signifikansi.
The Lowest Trees Have Tops Lyrics
Sting
The lowest trees have tops, the ant her gall
The fly her spleen, the little spark his heat;
The slender hairs cast shadows, through but small,
And bees have stings, although they be not great;
Seas have their source, and so have shallow springs;
And love is love, in beggars and in kings.
Where waters smoothest run, there deepest are the fords,
The dial stirs, yet none perceives it move;
The firmest faith is found in fewest words,
The turtles cannot sing, and yet they love;
True hearts have ears, and eyes, no tongues to speak;
They hear, and see, and sign, and then they break
The fly her spleen, the little spark his heat;
The slender hairs cast shadows, through but small,
And bees have stings, although they be not great;
Seas have their source, and so have shallow springs;
And love is love, in beggars and in kings.
Where waters smoothest run, there deepest are the fords,
The dial stirs, yet none perceives it move;
The firmest faith is found in fewest words,
The turtles cannot sing, and yet they love;
True hearts have ears, and eyes, no tongues to speak;
They hear, and see, and sign, and then they break