Everest
Ani DiFranco [Live] Lyrics

from the depth of the pacific
Starting from the lowest point in the Pacific Ocean

to the height of everest
Moving to the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest

and still the world is smoother
Despite such extremes of height and depth, the world remains relatively uniform

than a shiny ball-bearing
Compared to a perfectly shiny and uniform ball bearing

so i take a few steps back
Taking a step back to gain a new perspective

and put on a wider lens
Looking through a wider lens to see things differently

and it changes your skin,
This new perspective changes how you perceive skin color

your sex, and what your wearing
It also changes how you perceive gender and clothing

distance shows your silloutte
Looking at things from a distance shows that we are all similar

to be a lot like mine
Despite our differences, we are all human

like a sphere is a sphere
Comparing us to spheres, we are all the same shape

and all of us here
All of us on Earth

have been here all the time
Have been here since the beginning of time

you brought me to church,
You took me to church

cinder blocks, fluorescent light
The church was made of cinder blocks and had fluorescent lighting

at 7 o'clock on a Sunday night
The church service was on a Sunday evening

and the band was rocking
The band was playing upbeat music

and the floors were scrubbed clean
The floors of the church were clean and shiny

and everybody had a tambourine
Everyone had a tambourine to play along with the music

so i took a deep breath and became
Taking a deep breath to become something new

the white girl with the hair
Becoming a new identity

and you sat right beside me
You were there with me

while everybody stared
While everyone was looking at us

and through the open window
Looking through an open window

i think the singing went outside
The singing could be heard outside the church through the window

and floated up to tell
The singing seemed to rise up and communicate

all the stars not to hide
Telling the stars to come out and shine

'cause by the time church let out
Because the church service ended

the sky was much clearer
The sky was clearer after the service ended

and the moon was so beautiful,
The moon was particularly beautiful

that the ocean held up a mirror
The ocean seemed to reflect the beauty of the moon

as we walked home we spoke slowly
Walking home and talking slowly

we spoke slow,
We talked in a relaxed and calm manner

and we spoke lowly
Talking softly and quietly

like it was taking more time
Taking our time, as if it were a precious thing

than usual to choose
Taking extra care to choose

the words to go
Choosing the right words

with your squeaky sandal shoes
In the presence of squeaky sandals

like time is not a thing
Talking as if time were not a factor

that's ours to lose
There is very little time, so we must choose our words carefully

from the height of the pacific
From the highest point in the Pacific Ocean

to the depths of everest
To the lowest point on Mount Everest