[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Piano, Deep Sub-Bass Synth, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Saxophone, Drums, Electric Guitar, Percussion]
[Instrumental: Acoustic Guitar, Piano]
[Intro]
[Low Synth Drone, Spoken Vocal, Acoustic Guitar]
Up, up, up we go…
(Where the branches sway)
Step by step, the world unfolds
(And the clouds give way)
[Verse 1]
I started out with my feet on the ground
Looking for a truth that couldn’t be found
I chased the horizon, I followed the breeze
I searched for answers in the tops of the trees
[Refrain]
I climbed up the tallest tree
(To see what I could see)
There staring right at me…
(Was my destiny)
I climbed to the mountain top
(Until the top came to a stop)
I looked out upon the scene
(… there the dream was seen)
It’s right there
(Are you aware?)
… love is everywhere
[Verse 2]
I thought that the summit would tell me the truth
Reveal all the secrets I’d missed in my youth
I thought that the distance would make it all clear
That the meaning of life would be waiting up here
But no golden doorway, no voice from above
Just a world full of wonder, connected by love
The rivers, the forests, the ocean, the sky
All part of a whole that no wall can divide
[Pre-Chorus]
I looked to the east
(I looked to the west)
I searched every corner
(To find what was best)
Then I stopped looking
(And opened my eyes)
The answer was there
(In the earth and the skies)
[Refrain]
I climbed up the tallest tree
(To see what I could see)
There staring right at me…
(Was my destiny)
I climbed to the mountain top
(Until the top came to a stop)
I looked out upon the scene
(… there the dream was seen)
It’s right there
(Are you aware?)
… love is everywhere
[Bridge]
Higher and higher
(What did I find?)
A wider horizon
(Of how to be kind)
[Instrumental: Saxophone Solo]
(Climb up!)
(Look out!)
(Open your eyes!)
(It’s all around!)
[Breakdown]
It’s right there…
(And there!)
Can you see it?
(Can you feel it?)
It’s right here…
(Can you hear!)
[Instrumental: Acoustic Guitar, Organ]
[Final Refrain]
I climbed up the tallest tree
(To see what I could see)
There staring right at me…
(Was my destiny)
I climbed to the mountain top
(Until the top came to a stop)
I looked out upon the scene
(… there the dream was seen)
It’s right there
(Are you aware?)
… love is everywhere
It’s right there
(In the earth and air)
It’s right here
(If we care)
It’s right there
(Are you aware?)
… love is everywhere
[Outro]
I climbed up…
(To see what I could see)
I looked out…
(And the world looked back at me)
No farther to go
(No higher to climb)
The love I was seeking
(Was here all the time)
It’s right there…
(Are you aware?)
… love is everywhere.
[Instrumental Outro: Acoustic Guitar, Piano]
[Silence]
[End]
From the album “Full Blown“