Castle in the Sky
What do I see, as I open my eyes?
I see an ignorant girl holding true to her beliefs and feelings
I see a young boy, dutiful apprentice, trumpeting his joy every wakeful morning
I see a village full of brawny men, boastful, and possessing none except their pugnacity
I see rolling hills of lush green that would never end
Cows mooing, children crying
A train carrying no cargo jiggling down to nowhere
I see a giant rusty, iron scaffold, where men toil with their hopes, only to have them dashed day by day
Yet life rolls on
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I see the soaring through the undulating sky
Where blue is the canvas, white holds your softest memories and most joyous laughters
A boy whose dream is to find the island in his dreams
A dream told by his father and now he carries
A girl whose kind came from the sky
Whose innocence lit the dark earth
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Men are ruled by ambitions
Childs by what is genuine and intentionless
Men fight over things
Childs see that things are left by men — yes the same men that once abandoned the things, are now fighting for them
Nay the childs care much more about their companions
Than what their companions possess
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I see that behind a wind tunnel that threatens to kill
Lies a paradise long lost
Where men has long left
Leaving their companions, robots to dream and decay
I see lush trees, kind animals, and sprouting goodwill
That soaring towards the sky you touch the essence of the kindness of heart
That with all the science we built, ambitions piled upon ambitions
A separation from the breathing, trembling earth; and all our lofty technology and what was left of it
But a castle in the sky
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But the castle only floats and knows naught
Falling into hands of the ambitious it is a weapon
Into the palms of the unspoiled human it is but a tree
And while men fight for petty metals
The castle never speaks
As men destroy themselves
The castle glistens and soars higher
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And as the two companions and adventurer return
To the lush valley where the child has grown
The castle tree rises and shines — part of the milky way
O what an image!
Such calmness, buoyancy and cosmic grace all in one
O may the castle in the sky never die! Shine henceforth
So when times are bad, when times are good
That I can think of the evergreen castle glistening in our nights
