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lyrics

On a peaceful and clear night, a boy was staring at the sky
Eyes lit up with moonshine, feeling like a valentine
In the silence someone spoke, an old man in an overcoat
He said, “Don’t you find it magical, I can’t recall a night so still.”
“It’s quite a sight” the boy replied. “The universe is vast and wide.
Do you suppose we’ll ever know, just how far out she goes?”
“Come in close” the man whispered, “why I myself have known for years.
But if you listen good and you listen well, I’ll tell you of the turtle shell.


We’re on a tiger that’s sitting on top of an elephant
Who in turn is balanced upon the back of an old tortoise
And all that’s beneath them is solid and sound
For it’s turtles all the way, all the way down”


The boy thought this was quite absurd, the strangest thing he’d ever heard
But there was something in the words. The wildest thing he’d ever learned.
“Tell me sir, could this be true, how can I believe in you?
You haven’t got a shred of proof, but yet you seem so resolute”
“Boy believe what you will, you are young with years to fill.
I promise you you’re safe and well. You’re dancing on the turtle shell.”


We’re on a tiger that’s sitting on top of an elephant
Who in turn is balanced upon the back of an old tortoise
And all that’s beneath them is solid and sound
For it’s turtles all the way, all the way down”

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from Overhead the Stars, released September 14, 2012

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