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popplagið.com amiina featuring Lee Hazlewood - Hilli "At The Top Of The World"  

7"Vinyl 45 RPM - 2008 Numbered Limited Edition to 500 copies

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(P) 2007 Amiina - hilli CD single 

at the top of the world there's an island
a place where the sun never shines
but the people don't care
because the snow over there
is so bright they nearly go blind

they live at the foot of a mountain
where the flowers last hardly a day
but they live of the land
and lend each other a hand
on this island where night is their day

they'd punish me if i dare tell you
and if i ask them they say they don't know
but what keeps them healthy
even though they are not wealthy
on this magical island is snow

the flakes as they fall
look like candy
and the children rush out
when it snows for a treat
then they open their mouths
and gulp down the flakes
because nothing on earth
tastes so sweet

but then one dark day
smoke blew in their way
and the temperatures got higher
on the horizon they saw fire
and the waters did rise
and the snow started melting away

and the people weren't tearful
nor fearful or scared
because the secret was out there
at last the secret was shared

they watched as the ice turned to water
and streamed down into the sea
and lit up the ocean
and crept in slowmotion
to the moon they never did see

and people in lands around the planet
were in shock
as the light came to shore
and lit up the beaches
and even the teachers
couldn't say what the red light was for
...
burst out through their fountains
breaking all life's natural loss
till they lit up the planet
and all who lived on it
were touched by this magical force
and they looked all around
at the sky and at the ground
...
as they started to cry
their tears filled the sky
and the black storm clouds gathered above
and then the heavens opened
and the rains came to show them
that their world needs
a little more love

at the top of the world there's an island
a place where the sun never shines
but the people don't care
because the snow over there
is so bright the sun's in their mind

.Collaboration with the late and great Lee Hazlewood
Released on 7" vinyl sometime in 2008 along with special track...

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