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The Great Valerio Lyrics
High up above the crowd
The great Valerio is walking
The rope seems hung from cloud to cloud
And time stands still while he is walking
His eye is steady on the target
His foot is sure upon the rope
Alone and peaceful as a mountain
And certain as the mountain slope
We falter at the sight
We stumble in the mire
Fools who think they see the light
Prepare to balance on the wire
But we learn to watch together,
And feed on what we see above
‘Till our hearts turn like the seasons
And we are acrobats of love
How we wonder, how we wonder
Watching far below
We would all be that great hero
The great Valerio
Come all you upstart jugglers
Are you really ready yet?
Who will help the tightrope walker
When he tumbles to the net
So come with me to see Valerio
As he dances through the air
I’m your friend until you use me
And then be sure I won’t be there
How we wonder, how we wonder
Watching far below
We would all be that great hero
The great Valerio
The great Valerio is walking
The rope seems hung from cloud to cloud
And time stands still while he is walking
His eye is steady on the target
His foot is sure upon the rope
Alone and peaceful as a mountain
And certain as the mountain slope
We stumble in the mire
Fools who think they see the light
Prepare to balance on the wire
But we learn to watch together,
And feed on what we see above
‘Till our hearts turn like the seasons
And we are acrobats of love
Watching far below
We would all be that great hero
The great Valerio
Are you really ready yet?
Who will help the tightrope walker
When he tumbles to the net
So come with me to see Valerio
As he dances through the air
I’m your friend until you use me
And then be sure I won’t be there
Watching far below
We would all be that great hero
The great Valerio
Song Info
Submitted by
azkm On Jun 13, 2007
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linda thompson got some fucking PIPES
the coda (guitar only) is based on Erik Satie's "Sports et Divertissements"...beautiful.
Ah the lyrics. Fascination with greatness, despite how it reminds us of our own mediocrity. How fear of death holds us back. And that's only for starters; there's a whole world in this song.