Hurricane eye lyrics

Artist  : Paul simon 
Song : Hurricane eye
 
Tell us all a story 
About how it used to be 
Make it up and write it down 
Just like history 
About Goldilocks and the three bears 
Nature in the cross hairs 
And how we all ascended 
From the deep green sea 
When it’s not too hot 
Not too cold 
Not too meek 
Not too bold 
Where it’s just right and you have sunlight

Then we’re home, 
Finally home 
Home in the land of the homeless 
Finally home 
 
Oh what are we going to do 
I never did a thing to you 
Time peaceful as a hurricane eye 
Peaceful as a hurricane eye 
 
A history of whispers 
A shadow of a horse 
Faces painted black in sorrow and remorse 
White cloud, black crow 
Crucifix and arrow 
The oldest silence speaks the loudest 
Under the deep green sea 
 
When speech becomes a crime 
Silence leads the spirit 
Over the bridge of time 
 
Over the bridge of time 
I’m walking with my family 
And the road begins to climb 
And it’s oh Lord how we going to pray 
With crazy angel voices 
All night 
Until it’s a new day 
 
Peaceful as a hurricane 
Peaceful as a hurricane 
Peaceful as a hurricane eye 
Peaceful as a hurricane 
Peaceful as a hurricane 
Peaceful as a hurricane eye 
Peaceful as a hurricane eye 
 
You want to be leader? 
You want to change the game? 
Turn your back on money 
Walk away from fame 
You want to be a missionary? 
Got that missionary zeal? 
Let a stranger change your life 
How does it make you feel? 
You want to be a writer 
But you don’t know how or when 
Find a quiet place 
Use a humble pen 
 
You want to talk talk talk about it 
All night squawk about 
The ocean and the atmosphere 
Well I’ve been away for a long time 
And it looks like a mess around here 
I’ll be away for a long time 
So here’s how the story goes 
There was an old woman 
Who lived in a shoe 
She was baking a cinnamon pie 
She fell asleep in a washing machine 
Woke up in a hurricane eye