Jenny wrote this hopeful calypso/reggae song after the Indonesian tsunami a number of years ago, and it became part of the repertoire of our "grown-up" group, Acoustic Blender. We recorded this right after the Japanese tsunami.

(Chorus:)

The coconut trees are standing by the water

Hundreds of roots go deep into the sand

The trees hold on, through the crashing waves

Bending with the wind, together they stand

(Verse 1:)

When disaster came, everything changed

In the blink of an eye, the world was rearranged

People were lost, destruction all around

But some of the trees were still planted in the ground

(Chorus)

(Instrumental Chorus)

(Verse 2:)

As the weeks go by, months and then years

People pick up the pieces and wipe away the tears

Helping each other, finding common ground

Rebuilding the community our roots go down

(Chorus)

(Bridge:)

We've got to hold on, hold on to each other

Make a connection where none was there before

We've got to grow roots, deep into the earth

And like the coconut trees, we'll find a way to endure

(Chorus - 2x)

(Tag:)

Bending with the wind, together they stand (2x)