A World of Glass

[Intro:]

[Verse 1:]
In my palm a globe is shining,
Smooth and round, a crystal dome.
In its depths of mist entwining,
Silent slumber makes a home:
Little wooden roof and cottage,
Just a pair of little pines,
And a chimney softly breathing
Faint blue smoke in gentle lines…

[Short guitar interlude]

[Verse 2:]
Tilt the sphere between my fingers —
Sudden magic wakes the air!
Whirling in a snowy waltz step,
Drifts are dancing everywhere.
And the dweller never notices,
Warming tea beside the flame,
That the blizzard on his rooftop
Was a sudden passing game.

[Chorus:]
Snow is spinning, snow is flying,
Covering the fragile trail...
Drifting downward, slowly settling
On the porcelain floor so pale.
Someone's gentle hand is keeping
This clear crystal safe and slow,
While the centuries are running
Far away and long ago...

[Solo:]

[Verse 3:]
Now I gaze into the nighttime,
Starry depths of cosmic sea:
Have we never felt the wonder,
Strange and full of mystery?
Maybe this great vault above us
Is of heavy glass as well,
And above our quiet rooftops
Time’s eternal river fell?

[Verse 4:]
Maybe a young God is dreaming
In a nursery of worlds,
Shakes our crystal globe in daydream
Just to see the snow unfurled?
We wage wars and build up temples,
Lost in rushing, brief and blind...
While His eyes see only dramas
And the snowflakes left behind.

[Chorus:]
Snow is spinning, snow is flying,
Covering the fragile trail...
Drifting downward, slowly settling
On the porcelain floor so pale.
Someone's gentle hand is keeping
This clear crystal safe and slow,
While the centuries are running
Far away and long ago...

[Outro:]
Storm has calmed. The peace is falling.
Little house asleep in white...
On the crowded shelf I place it,
Resting in the tender light.
Sleep, my world, and do not tremble.
I will never let you fall...

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