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Once Was One

Portugal. The Man

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Once Was One

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Of all us he had to know he'd never growHe'd never climb he'd never love like the love I knowWhen I was two and he was ten they carried meThrough holograms they twisted into cosmic seasOnce was born of light like youOnce was one but now am twoWhen I was born of love like youWhen you were ten and I was twoThere were two monkeys talkin' sounding like little dogsThey were barking and bitching about what was wrongIn the world we were just spacemen taking a rideThe gorilla's in his human suit reciting his lines singingWe all, we all, we all turn onWe all, we all, we all turn offIf gather is all you need to change the windFor anything to die it needs first to beginOnce was born of light like youOnce was one but now am twoWhen I was born of love like youWhen you were ten and I was twoThere were two monkeys talkin' sounding like little dogsThey were barking and bitching about what was wrongIn the world we were just spacemen taking a rideThe gorilla's in his human suit reciting his lines singingWe all, we all, we all turn onWe all, we all, we all turn off in timeSaw your future is not burning so brightBut if we live too long you'll live less like mineWe all, we all, we all turn onWe all, we all, we all turn offThere were two monkeys talkin' sounding like little dogsThey were barking and bitching about what was wrongIn the world we were just spacemen taking a rideThe gorilla's in his human suit reciting his lines singingWe all, we all, we all, turn onWe all, we all, we all turn off in timeIf human breed hate love and lies would be traits of mineBut I was of the future past and present timeOnce was born of light like youOnce was one but now am twoWhen I was born of love like youWhen you were ten and I was two

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