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how long before I get in
before it starts, before I be gin
how long before you de cide
before I know what it feels li ke
where to, where do I go
if you never tried then you'll never kn ow
how long do I have to cli mb
up on this side of this mountain of min e
look up, I look up at nig ht
planets are moving at the speed of lig ht
come up, up in the tre es
every chance that you get is a chance you seiz e
how long am I can sta nd
with my head stuck under the sand
I'll start before I can st op
or before I see things the right way u p
all that noise, all that soun d
all those places that i got f ound
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and birds go flying at the speed of sound
to show how it all be gan
birds come flying from the underground
if you could see it then you'd understand
ideas that you'll never fi nd
all the inventors could never desi gn
the buildings that you put u p
Japan and China all lit up
the sign that I couldn't rea d
all the light that I couldn't se e
somethings you have to believe
but others are puzzles, puzzling me
all that noise, all that soun d
all those places that i got f ound
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all those signs I knew what they mean t
something you can't invent
Some get made, and some get sent
ooh
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Oh when you see it then you'll under stand