World Before Columbus / Suzanne Vega
If your love were taken from me, every color would be black and white
It would be as flat as the world before Columbus. That's the day that I loose half my sight.
If your life were taken from me, All the trees would freeze in this cold ground.
It would be as cruel as the world before Columbus. Sail to the edge and I'll be there looking down.
Those men who lust for land, And for riches strange and new.
Who love those trinkets of desire, Oh - they never will have you.
And they'll never know the gold or the copper in your hair.
How could they weigh the worth of you so rare.
If your love were taken from me, every light that's bright would soon go dim.
It would be as dark as the world before Columbus, Down the waterfall and I'd swim over the brim.
Those men who lust…
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every color would turn black and white
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it would be as flat as the world before Columbus
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that's the day that I lose half my sight
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all the trees would freeze in this cold ground
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it would be as cruel as the world before Columbus
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sail to the edge and I'll be there looking down
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those men who lust for land and for riches strange and
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new who love those trinkets of desire no they never will have you
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and they'll never know the gold or the copper in your
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hair . how could they weigh worth of you so rare .
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every light that's bright would soon go dim
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it would be as dark as the world before Columbus
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down the waterfall and I'd swim over the brim
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new who love those trinkets of desire no they never will have you
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hair . how could they weigh worth of you so rare .
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