Eucalyptus ( /ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs/) is a diverse genus of flowering trees and shrubs (including a distinct group with a multiple-stem mallee growth habit) in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia. There are more than 700 species of Eucalyptus, mostly native to Australia, and a very small number are found in adjacent areas of New Guinea and Indonesia and one, Eucalyptus deglupta, ranges north to the Philippines. Only 15 species occur outside Australia, and only 9 do not occur in Australia. Species of Eucalyptus are cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics including the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East, China and the Indian Subcontinent.
Eucalyptus is one of three similar genera that are commonly referred to as "eucalypts," the others being Corymbia and Angophora. Many, but far from all, are known as gum trees because many species exude copious sap from any break in the bark (e.g. Scribbly Gum). The generic name is derived from the Greek words ευ (eu) "well" and καλυπτος (kalyptos) "covered," referring to the operculum on the calyx that initially conceals the flower.
Daniel Dumile (pronounced /ˈduːmɨleɪ/ DOO-mə-lay; born January 9, 1971) is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF Doom, often stylized as MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, but metal fingers when using his producing name. He has appeared in several collaborative projects such as Danger Doom (with Danger Mouse) and Madvillain (with Madlib).
Dumile was born on January 9, 1971, in London, England, the son of a Trinidadian mother and Zimbabwean father. He then moved with his family to New York and was raised in the city of Long Beach, New York on Long Island.
As Zev Love X, he formed the group KMD in 1988 with his younger brother DJ Subroc and another MC called Rodan. When Rodan left the group, Zev found another MC to replace Rodan named Onyx the Birthstone Kid.A&R rep Dante Ross learned of KMD through the hip hop group 3rd Bass, and signed the group to Elektra Records.
Dumile and KMD's recorded debut came on 3rd Bass's song "The Gas Face" from The Cactus Album, followed in 1991 with KMD's album Mr. Hood, which became a minor hit through its singles "Peachfuzz", "Who Me?" and heavy video play on cable TV's Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City.
I'll plant a row
of eucalyptus
and they will grow
up to protect us
they'll block the rain oh
with their salty leaves
they'll keep the wind oh
from our short short sleeves
well if he comes
and tries to find us
we'll just grab hold
branches above us
and we'll sit up here
we will wait a year
we'll come back oh
we'll come back when the coast is clear
oh no.. oh no oh no oh no oh no
it's a row (a row) a row
a row of stumps surrounding us
it's bright and cold and lonesome
we must have cut them down in our sleep
in our sleep we must have cut down all the trees
oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no
and now the wind, it hits our sleeves
it's freezing we got colder
older we got older
without those trunks surrounding us
i can see for miles tonight
and i think i see a distant light
and i need to find out what those are
goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
sorry about the stumps
sorry about the stumps
goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
you're sitting here on bloody knees
where once were eucalyptus trees
goodbye
goodbye
goodbye
see you in the night
goodbye
goodbye
goodbye
see you in the night
Way past beyond One Tree Hill
Further than the reefs and breakers
The other side of the time line
All alone All alone
Here's point A, there is no point B
I choked and stalled and choked
Stalled and choked and stalled and choked
All Alone All alone
A call can't bring me closer
This clock has stopped it's ticking
A pregnant pause still waiting
All alone All alone
The one that's most important
Single solitary only
Sitting in some room someplace
All the tales you've been tellin from the start
Said em loud but I never believed em
I wore an old band of black around my heart
I wore a frown but it never relieved me
Suddenly I got everything I want
Yeah once again we can see the big picture
Its gonna take all the good in all of us
To tear away all the damage you did here.
And I recall, if I remember the sound
If you could make me smile, its like a dream
But I remember the ??
We'll send you off in a rotten leaky boat
With all the lies we could never deliver
We'll float away and we'll never forget
We'll never trust and we'll never forgive ya.
And I recall, if I remember the sound
If you could make me smile, it's like a dream
But I remember the ??
The saddest times and the worst times suited you well.
The dispossessed and the poor times suited you well. x2
Yeah all the pain and the hard times suited you well.
Yeah all the ?fares? and the hate crimes suited you
well.
The overboard and the downtrodden suited you well.
The dispossessed and the poor times suited you well.
The devastated the ?? suited you well.
The saddest times and the worst time suited you well.
Way past beyond One Tree Hill
Further than the reefs and breakers
The other side of the time line
All alone All alone
Here's point A, there is no point B
I choked and stalled and choked
Stalled and choked and stalled and choked
All Alone All alone
A call can't bring me closer
This clock has stopped it's ticking
A pregnant pause still waiting
All alone All alone
The one that's most important
Single solitary only
Sitting in some room someplace
All alone All alone