Hilli (At the Top of the World) - Amiina, Lee Hazlewood

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 off 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’d 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

When 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 slow-motion

Through the world 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 their teachers couldn’t say what the bright light was for

It flowed upstream through the mountains

Burst out through their fountains

Breaking all life’s natural laws

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

And they realized what they had been seeing then

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