There are giants in the sky...
There are big, tall, terrible giants in the sky...

When you're way up high
And you look below
At the world you've left
And the things you know
Little than a glance
Is enough to show
You just how small you are

When you're way up high
And you're on you're own
In a world like none
That you've ever known
Where the sky is lead
And the earth is stone

You're free
To do
Whatever pleases you

Exploring things you'd never dare
'Cause you don't care
When suddenly there's...

...A big, tall, terrible giant
At the door
A big, tall, terrible,
Lady giant
Sweeping the floor
And she gives you food
And she gives you rest
And she draws you close
To her giant breast
And you know things now
That you never knew before
Not til the sky...

Only just when you've made
A friend, and all
And you know she's big
But you don't feel small
Someone bigger than her
Comes along the hall
To swallow you for lunch

And you're heart is lead
And you're stomach's stone
And you're really scared
Feeling all alone

And it's then that you miss
All the things you know
And the world you left
And the little you own

The fun
Is done
You steal what you can and run

And you scramble down
And you look below
And the world you know
Begins to grow...

The roof, the house, and your mother At the door
The roof, the house, and the
World you never
Thought to explore
And you think of all
Of the things you've seen
And you wish that you
Could live in-between
And you're back again
Only different than before
After the sky...

There are giants in the sky...
There are big, tall, terrible,
Awesome, scary,
Wonderful giants
In the sky...


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