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stand on my shoulders

from you came screaming by Mark Davis

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the place where i was born is a lovely place / no man i know has seen a lovelier place / the greenest trees and the sunniest days / and a ten-foot wall to surround me / the place where i was born is the richest place / no man i know has seen a richer place / the buildings are crystal and the streets are all gold / and there's a ten-foot wall to assure me / what would i see if i could stand on my shoulders ? / nothing at all i have no doubt / leaving my feet for half a second / it's a dangerous thing i can live without / the place where i live is a happy place / my child wears a smile on her rosy-cheek face / i've taught her well not to get too close to that ten-foot wall / because the place where we live is a peaceful place / though sometimes i get scared when the walls start to shake / there's viloence on the outside but not in here / and the ten-foot wall protects my family / so if you're by / walk on in / let me lock the gate and show you 'round / there's just one rule you must keep : / of the world outside you cannot speak / what would i see if i could stand on my shoulders ? / nothing at all i have no doubt / leaving my feet for half a second / it's a dangerous thing i can live without / the place where i'll die is a lovely place / it's only been once i thought of leaving this place / when the strangest traveller came in for a rest / i asked him to stay like have all of my guests / but the words he spoke they wove a haunting tale / of a heavenly place that made mine look like hell / and if i stood on his shoulders he said i would see it / and he called me a fool for not wanting to see it / and as he said goodbye it seemed my lovely place became a cardboard shack painted the ugliest grey / but the truth is strong / i know he lied to my face / for my ten-foot wall is still standing / what would i see if i could stand on my shoulders ? / nothing at all i have no doubt / leaving my feet for half a second / it's a dangerous thing i can live without

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from you came screaming, released November 9, 2014

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