A Short History of Nearly Everything - Reuben

Do you remember our best adventure?

Stealing off to climb Westers Hill?

Creeping out of our house at midnight?

Do you remember on the way down after

I cut my leg right open on that fence?

And I cried and I cried

It was just a hill we climbed that night

But it felt like top of the world

«Top of the world, ma!»

I’m on top of the world

«Our teachers had faith in their lessons

Their doctrine, but these facts are unreliable

These cracks are undeniable,"you said

«Do you feel the warmth beneath your feet?

That’s cos the Earth is so very old»

They should have warned us years ago

We should have been told that secret

Kept by Mum and Dad which covered everything

«At first it’s dark

And then it’s light

And then it’s dark again…»

«You're bleeding, but it’s alright

'Cos we’ll stay awake the whole night

'Cos I found a rock in an ancient place

And it’s older than the human race

So let’s build a fire

A homing light

For astronauts and satellites

For scientists with soldier’s hearts

For pioneers of Earthly arts

You and me We’re dead in the blink of an eye

We’ve been and gone

We’re dead in a blink of the Earth’s eye»