Amiina - Hilli (At The Top Of The World) lyrics

At the top of the world there's an island A place where the sun never shines But the people don't care because the snow over there Is so bright, they nearly go blind They live at the foot of a mountain Where the flowers last hardly a day But they live off the land and lend each other a hand On this island where night is their day They'd punish me if I dare tell you And if I ask them, they'd say they don't know But what keeps them healthy even though they are not wealthy On this magical island, is snow The flakes as they fall look like candy And the children rush out when it snows, for a treat When they open their mouths and gulp down the flakes Because nothing on earth tastes so sweet But then one dark day, smoke blew in their way And the temperatures got higher On the horizon they saw fire and the waters did rise And the snow started melting away And the people weren't tearful, nor fearful or scared Because the secret was out there At last, the secret was shared They watched as the ice turned to water And streamed down into the sea And lit up the ocean and crept in slow-motion Through the world they never did see And people in lands around the planet were in shock As the light came to shore and lit up the beaches And even their teachers couldn't say what the bright light was for It flowed upstream through the mountains Burst out through their fountains Breaking all life's natural laws Till they lit up the planet and all who lived on it Were touched by this magical force And they looked all around at the sky and at the ground And they realized what they had been seeing then As they started to cry their tears filled the sky And the black storm clouds gathered above And then the heavens opened And the rains came to show them That their world needs a little more love At the top of the world there's an island A place where the sun never shines But the people don't care because the snow over there Is so bright, the sun's in their mind