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There was a time in the world When things were not the same They were very different Even by name. Everything was backwards here Sideways or upside down This world was mixed up Topsy turvy, twisted around. The ocean swells started at the shore And then pulled out to the sea It's madness, I know! But this is how it use to be. Dogs meowed Whales were in the sky Cats barked And birds didn't fly. Clouds were pink And grass was blue Mountains were red And yellow too. When people spoke it sounded like music And when instruments played they could talk People didn't have faces And they danced instead of walked. We kicked people to say hello Shaking hands was a crime We had fingers instead of toes It was such a strange, strange time! Nobody wore any clothes And had no hair on their head We didn't wash with water But bathed in mud instead. They say the world changed When a meteor fell from space Creating a cosmic boom That put things out of place. Now here were are today Thinking everything here is how it should be But there once was a time before this When everything worked differently. So there was a time in the world Before our time now When everything was different Including the why and how. Everything was backwards here Sideways or upside down This world was mixed up Topsy turvy, twisted around.
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Feb 10, 2011
Feb 10, 2011 at 8:14 AM UTC
"The World Before"
There was a time in the world When things were not the same They were very different Even by name. Everything was backwards here Sideways or upside down This world was mixed up Topsy turvy, twisted around. The ocean swells started at the shore And then pulled out to the sea It's madness, I know! But this is how it use to be. Dogs meowed Whales were in the sky Cats barked And birds didn't fly. Clouds were pink And grass was blue Mountains were red And yellow too. When people spoke it sounded like music And when instruments played they could talk People didn't have faces And they danced instead of walked. We kicked people to say hello Shaking hands was a crime We had fingers instead of toes It was such a strange, strange time! Nobody wore any clothes And had no hair on their head We didn't wash with water But bathed in mud instead. They say the world changed When a meteor fell from space Creating a cosmic boom That put things out of place. Now here were are today Thinking everything here is how it should be But there once was a time before this When everything worked differently. So there was a time in the world Before our time now When everything was different Including the why and how. Everything was backwards here Sideways or upside down This world was mixed up Topsy turvy, twisted around.
SSK<3  AKA: Valerie Garcia
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Feb 10, 2011
Feb 10, 2011 at 8:14 AM UTC
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