Bette Midler
From a Distance
‘Come down now’, they’ll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now, but we’ll stay
The Postal Service
Such Great Heights
From a distance the world looks blue and green
And the snow capped mountains white
From a distance the ocean meets the stream
And the eagle takes to flight
From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
It’s the voice of hope
It’s the voice of peace
It’s the voice of every man
From a distance we all have enough
And no one is in need
And there are no guns, no bombs and no disease
No hungry mouths to feed
From a distance we are instruments
Marching in a common band
Playing songs of hope
Playing songs of peace
They’re the songs of every man
God is watching us
God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance
From a distance you look like my friend
Even though we are at war
From a distance I just cannot comprehend
What all this fighting is for
From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
And it’s the hope of hopes
It’s the love of loves
It’s the heart of every man
It’s the hope of hopes
It’s the love of loves
This is the song of every man
God is watching us
God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance
God is watching us
God is watching
God is watching us from a distance
With only one or two human-made structures visible from Earth orbit, everything else that divides us – national borders, politics, languages, skin color, who you worship – is invisible to you. 1
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
Everyone I know is lonely
With God so far away
And my heart belongs to no one
So now sometimes I pray
Take the space between us
Fill it up some way
The Police
O My God
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one
John Lennon
Imagine
The world begins to disappear
The worst things come from inside here
Counting Crows
Einstein on the Beach
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams
Yeah, we’re playin’ those mind games forever
Projectin’ our images in space and in time
John Lennon
Mind Games
Is it love that makes
The world go ’round and around?
Bette Midler
Is It Love
References:
- Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
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We all end in the ocean
We all start in the streams
We’re all carried along
By the river of dreams
Billy Joel
River of Dreams