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Bette Midler
From a Distance
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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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God is watching us
God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance
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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
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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
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It’s the hope of hopes
It’s the love of loves
This is the song of every man
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God is watching us
God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance
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God is watching us
God is watching
God is watching us from a distance
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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
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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
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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
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The world begins to disappear
The worst things come from inside here
Counting Crows
Einstein on the Beach
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Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams
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Yeah, we’re playin’ those mind games forever
Projectin’ our images in space and in time
John Lennon
Mind Games
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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