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This is my Earth
And I live in it
It’s one third dirt
And two thirds water
And it rotates and revolves through space
At rather an impressive pace
And never even messes up my hair
And here’s the really weird thing
The force created by its spin
Is the force that stops the chaos flooding in
This is my Earth
And it’s fine
It’s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It’s not perfect
But it’s mine
It’s not perfect
This is my country
And I live in it
It’s pretty big
And nice to walk on And the bloke who runs my country
Has built a demagoguery
And tought us to be fearful and boring
And the wierdest thing is that he is
Conservative of politics
But really rather radical of eyebrow
This is my country
And it’s fine
It’s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It’s not perfect
But it’s mine
It’s not perfect
This is my house
And I live in it
It’s made of cracks
And photographs
We rent it off a guy who bought it from a guy
Who bought it from a guy
Whose grandad left it to him
And the weirdest thing is that this house
Has locks to keep the baddies out
But they’re mostly used to lock ourselves in
This is my house
And it’s fine
It’s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It’s not perfect
But it’s mine
It’s not perfect
But it's mine
This is my body
And I live in it
It’s 31
And 6 months old
It’s changed a lot since it was new
It’s done stuff it wasn’t built to do
I often try to fill it up with wine
And the weirdest thing about it is
I spend so much time hating it
But it never says a bad word about me
This is my body
And it’s fine
It’s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It’s not perfect
But it’s mine
It’s not perfect
This is my brain
And I live in it
It’s made of love
And bad song lyrics
It’s tucked away behind my eyes
Where all my screwed up thoughts can hide
Cos God forbid I hurt somebody
And the weirdest thing about a mind
Is that every answer that you find
Is the basis of a brand new cliché
This is my brain
And it’s fine
It’s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It’s not perfect
But it’s mine
It’s not perfect
I’m not quite sure I’ve worked out how to work it
It’s not perfect
But it’s mine
And I live in it
It’s one third dirt
And two thirds water
And it rotates and revolves through space
At rather an impressive pace
And never even messes up my hair
And here’s the really weird thing
The force created by its spin
Is the force that stops the chaos flooding in
And it’s fine
It’s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It’s not perfect
But it’s mine
It’s not perfect
And I live in it
It’s pretty big
And nice to walk on And the bloke who runs my country
Has built a demagoguery
And tought us to be fearful and boring
And the wierdest thing is that he is
Conservative of politics
But really rather radical of eyebrow
And it’s fine
It’s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It’s not perfect
But it’s mine
It’s not perfect
And I live in it
It’s made of cracks
And photographs
We rent it off a guy who bought it from a guy
Who bought it from a guy
Whose grandad left it to him
And the weirdest thing is that this house
Has locks to keep the baddies out
But they’re mostly used to lock ourselves in
And it’s fine
It’s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It’s not perfect
But it’s mine
It’s not perfect
But it's mine
And I live in it
It’s 31
And 6 months old
It’s changed a lot since it was new
It’s done stuff it wasn’t built to do
I often try to fill it up with wine
And the weirdest thing about it is
I spend so much time hating it
But it never says a bad word about me
And it’s fine
It’s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It’s not perfect
But it’s mine
It’s not perfect
And I live in it
It’s made of love
And bad song lyrics
It’s tucked away behind my eyes
Where all my screwed up thoughts can hide
Cos God forbid I hurt somebody
And the weirdest thing about a mind
Is that every answer that you find
Is the basis of a brand new cliché
And it’s fine
It’s where I spend the vast majority of my time
It’s not perfect
But it’s mine
It’s not perfect
I’m not quite sure I’ve worked out how to work it
It’s not perfect
But it’s mine
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"This song is about the feeling we all get sometimes, when you feel like you're the smallest doll in a babooshka doll..."
I think this song means that we have to be satisfied with the things we have. I believe this is the first Tim Minchin song that's little more serious than the songs before. Nevertheless, I love it.
I think this song means that we have to be satisfied with the things we have. I believe this is the first Tim Minchin song that's little more serious than the songs before. Nevertheless, I love it.
this song is actually stunning.
this song is totally amazing & it touches you deep inside. i challenge anyone not to be moved by it :-)
this song is totally amazing & it touches you deep inside. i challenge anyone not to be moved by it :-)
I'm not usually a crier, but this made me cry my eyes out in front of my family. Sounds lame, but it's just such an amazing song.
I think this is Tim's way of saying to be pleased with what we've got, and realize that it's not god-given life, and that we only have one time to do everything we'd like to, so we should do it, and be pleased and happy with our lives, our bodies, and everything else...
I think this is Tim's way of saying to be pleased with what we've got, and realize that it's not god-given life, and that we only have one time to do everything we'd like to, so we should do it, and be pleased and happy with our lives, our bodies, and everything else...
OK, dumb question. What force created by the Earth's rotation is he referring to which stops the chaos flooding in? (And what chaos?)
@dean111133 - Gravity. Caused in part by the planet's rotation, it's essentially the force which not only holds minerals, plants and animals (including us) fast to the surface, but it also holds the atmosphere in place - without which life cannot be sustained. :)
@dean111133 - Gravity. Caused in part by the planet's rotation, it's essentially the force which not only holds minerals, plants and animals (including us) fast to the surface, but it also holds the atmosphere in place - without which life cannot be sustained. :)
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@turricaned - Actually, my understanding is that gravity is caused by the local effect of an object's mass on spacetime, and the more massive and/or closer the object, the greater its gravitational effect on other objects, irrespective of the object's motion (rotational or otherwise). Am I mistaken? Thanks.
@turricaned - Actually, my understanding is that gravity is caused by the local effect of an object's mass on spacetime, and the more massive and/or closer the object, the greater its gravitational effect on other objects, irrespective of the object's motion (rotational or otherwise). Am I mistaken? Thanks.
@dean111133 I believe he's talking about the electromagnetic field surrounding earth. It's generated by the liquid metal moving in the outer core of the earth. The choas is the electromagnetic radiation being blocked or diverted by the magnetic field
@dean111133 I believe he's talking about the electromagnetic field surrounding earth. It's generated by the liquid metal moving in the outer core of the earth. The choas is the electromagnetic radiation being blocked or diverted by the magnetic field
@Thel @TheI (sp?) That sounds plausible. Thanks!
@Thel @TheI (sp?) That sounds plausible. Thanks!