Jane Siberry At The Beginning Of Time Lyrics

At The Beginning Of Time Lyrics

at the beginning of time 
before there were waves 
we`d sit in our boats 
we`d float there all day  
 
and there weren`t any waves 
`cause there wasn`t any wind 
`cause there wasn`t any sun 
we were waiting for the world to begin  
 
we were waiting in the darkness  
 
each in our own boat 
each in our own thoughts 
sometimes you could hear people 
talking amongst themselves but... 
(someone had a boat with wheels and I said 
you`re a bit early but I know how you feel) 
but mostly it was just silence  
 
and the silence only broken by 
the absence of the clinking of the masts 
and every now and then a bird would not fly by 
and someone would look up and say 
what wasn`t that ?  
 
we were waiting in the darkness  
 
and one night (or was it day?) 
I was awoken from a dream 
I was dreaming of someplace like I`d never been 
and I heard someone say 
someone`s fallen in and they can`t swim 
so I leaned out and I pulled them in 
and he was holding his head 
and it was huge and shaped like a fish 
and he slid down to the crook of the keel 
and when I was sure he`d fallen asleep 
I fell back to my reverie  
 
we were waiting waiting waiting 
waiting in the darkness  
 
and you know what I miss most about that time? 
it was the quality of blackness 
it was soft somehow  
in the absence of fear 
you could take it into your mouth 
and send it out through your teeth 
my dear  
 
but the silence... 
oh, if I could go back to those times 
I`d take that silence there 
I`d take it into myself and bring it back to you 
and this is what I`d say  
 
waiting in the darkness  
 
at the beginning of time 
before there were waves 
we`d sit in our boats 
we`d float there all day 
(or was it night?)  
 
and there weren`t any waves 
`cause there wasn`t any wind 
`cause there wasn`t any sun 
we were waiting for the world to begin  
 
we were waiting for the world to begin  
 
now?  
 
no.