Step out the front door like a ghost
into the fog where no one notices
the contrast of white on white
And in between the moon and you
the angels get a better view
of the crumbling difference
between wrong and right
The universe is shaped exactly like the earth
If you go straight long enough
you’ll end up where you were
Sitting ’til the sun goes down –
In dreams, the world keeps going
’round and ’round
Everybody’s moving,
watch out,
it’s showing
Round here we always stand up straight –
Round here something radiates
There’s a stillness in time,
Which I cannot define
Out there’s a land that time don’t command –
Wanna be the first to arrive
She says, “It’s only in my head.”
She says, “Shh, I know it’s only in my head.”
The planets and stars and Venus and Mars –
No, they don’t measure up to you –
No, no -And nothing can compare
to you, this I swear
I can’t see nothing, nothing –
Around here
That’s great it starts with an earthquake
You catch me if I’m falling
You catch me if I’m falling
Will you catch me because I’m falling down on here
And I can’t get it out of my head –
No, I can’t get it out of my head –
Now my old world is gone for dead,
’cause I can’t get it out of my head
If this world is turning too fast for your head
Just remember how bad times can roll instead
Guess I’ll have to search the space in my mind
For that stillness in time.
I said ” I’m under the gun”
Round here.
Oh man I said “I’m under the gun”
Round here.
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
No one ‘round here‘s good at
keeping their eyes closed
And I can’t see nothin’, nothin’.
Round here.
Today’s scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments and they wander off through equation after equation and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality.
I can feel no sense of measure
No illusions as we take refuge in young man’s pleasure
Breaking down the dreams we make real
If God is, man is a slave;
now, man can and must be free;
then, God does not exist.
All for freedom and for pleasure,
nothing ever lasts forever –
Everybody wants to rule the world
Before the earth was round,
there was no end to things –
And no one tried to measure
what they knew
Oh, there’s a desert that’s size can’t be measured
I’m gonna count all the dunes
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A Structure Which Has No Relation to RealityToday’s scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments and they wander off through equation after equation and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality.Sources
Modern Mechanix and InventionsRadio Power Will Revolutionize the WorldMagazineModern Mechanix and Inventions (July 1934) -
If God Is, Man Is a SlaveIf God is, man is a slave; now, man can and must be free; then, God does not exist.Source: God and the State by Mikhail Bakunin
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Before the Earth Was Round, There Was No End to ThingsBefore the earth was round, there was no end to things - And no one tried to measure what they knewSource: Before the Earth Was Round by OK Go
Breaking Down the Dreams We Make RealI can feel no sense of measure, no illusions as we take refuge in young man's pleasure - Breaking down the dreams we make real
Everybody Wants to Rule the WorldAll for freedom and for pleasure, nothing ever lasts forever - Everybody wants to rule the worldSource: Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears for Fears
I Know It’s Only in My HeadShe says, "It's only in my head." She says, "Shh, I know it's only in my head."Source: Round Here by Counting Crows
If This World Is Turning Too Fast for Your HeadIf this world is turning too fast for your head, just remember how bad times can roll instead - Guess I'll have to search the space in my mind, for that stillness in time.Source: Stillness In Time by Jamiroquai
If You Go Straight Long Enough You’ll End Up Where You WereIf you go straight long enough you'll end up where you were.Source: 3rd Planet by Modest Mouse
In Dreams the World Keeps Going ’Round and ’RoundSitting 'til the sun goes down - In dreams, the world keeps going 'round and 'roundSource: Can’t Get It Out of My Head by Electric Light Orchestra
It’s Just the Way That Gravity Works Round HereDon't be concerned, It's just the way that gravity works - Round hereSource: Always Ascending by Franz Ferdinand
Let Me Live That FantasyAnd baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule - Let me live that fantasy- No One ’Round Here’s Good at Keeping Their Eyes ClosedNo one 'round here's good at keeping their eyes closed
Source: Glory and Gore by Lorde
- Now My Old World Is Gone for DeadAnd I can't get it out of my head - No, I can't get it out of my head - Now my old world is gone for dead, 'cause I can't get it out of my head
Source: Can’t Get It Out of My Head by Electric Light Orchestra
- Round Here, We Always Stand Up Straight'Round here, we always stand up straight
Source: Round Here by Counting Crows
That’s Great It Starts with an EarthquakeThat's great it starts with an earthquakeSource: Its the End of the World As We Know It by R.E.M.
- The Contrast of White on WhiteStep out the front door like a ghost into the fog where no one notices the contrast of white on white
Source: Round Here by Counting Crows
- The Crumbling Difference Between Wrong and RightAnd in between the moon and you the angels get a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right
Source: Round Here by Counting Crows
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