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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