Ani Difranco - Everest Lyrics
From the depth of the pacificTo the height of everestAnd still the world is smootherThan a shiny ball-bearingSo I take a few steps backAnd put on a wider lensAnd it changes your skin,Your sex, and what your wearingDistance shows your silloutteTo be a lot like mineLike a sphere is a sphereAnd all of us hereHave been here all the timeYou brought me to church,Cinder blocks, flourescent lightYou brought me to churchAt 7oclock on a sunday nightAnd the band was rockingAnd the floors were scrubbed cleanAnd everybody had a tambourineSo I took a deep breath and becameThe white girl with the hairAnd you sat right beside meWhile everybody staredAnd through the open windowI think the singing went outsideAnd floated up to tellAll the stars not to hideCuz by the time church let outThe sky was much clearerAnd the moon was so beautiful,That the ocean held up a mirrorAs we walked home we spoke slowlyWe spoke slow,And we spoke lowlyLike it was taking more timeThan usual to chooseThe words to goWith your squeaky sandle shoesLike time is not a thingThats ours to loseFrom the height of the pacificTo the depths of everest
