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♫ Slide into the shimmering surface ♫
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♫ between two worlds. ♫
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♫ Standing at the center of time ♫
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♫ as it uncurls. ♫
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♫ Cutting through the veil of illusion. ♫
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♫ Moving beyond past conclusions. ♫
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♫ Wondering if all my doubt and confusion will clear. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere right now, ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ Searching for the future ♫
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♫ among the things we're throwing away. ♫
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♫ Trying to see the world ♫
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♫ through the junk we produce everyday. ♫
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♫ They say nothing lasts forever, ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in history, ♫
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♫ I would want to be here. ♫
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♫ The Romans, the Spanish ♫
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♫ the British, the Dutch, ♫
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♫ American exceptionalism, so out of touch. ♫
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♫ The folly of empire repeating its course, ♫
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♫ imposing its will ♫
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♫ and ruling by force ♫
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♫ on and on through time. ♫
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♫ But the world can't take it very much longer. ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ The world is going to shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change things, ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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♫ They say nothing last forever, ♫
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♫ but all the plastic ever made is still here. ♫
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♫ And no amount of closing our eyes ♫
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♫ will make it disappear. ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it ♫
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♫ very much longer. ♫
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♫ We're not going to make it ♫
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♫ unless we're smarter and stronger. ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ And the world can't take it, that you can see. ♫
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♫ If the oceans don't make it, neither will we. ♫
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♫ The world's gonna shake itself all the way free ♫
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♫ somehow. ♫
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♫ If I could be anywhere, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere in time, ♫
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♫ if I could be anywhere and change the outcome, ♫
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♫ it would have to be now. ♫
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Thank you.
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