It all began as a legend When I could feel the brightness of the sea And I could taste the air of heaven Yeah, no one else could see the things I see When finally the stars did shine I stood up and looked at all the wood It all does lead to the same line Oh, nothing could’ve mattered to my mood And I could’ve lied in the forest And totally ignored the world around The sun did hang in the northwest And I’d watch it setting down the mount
I saw the stormy, snowy mountains And thought about how wonderful they are I saw the stars falling in thousands But the sun has always been so far And I could’ve lied in the forest And totally ignored the world around The sun did hang in the northwest And I’d watch it setting down the mount It all began as a legend When I could feel the brightness of the sea And I could taste the air of heaven Yet no one else could see the things I see