Randy Described Eternity (track)
by Built To Spill
Year: 1997
From the album Perfect From Now On (track #1)
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Randy Described Eternity appears on the following album(s) by Built To Spill:
- Perfect From Now On (track #1) (this album) (1997)
- Live (track #2) (2000)
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Space-Dementia 02/14/2017 05:07 | #185563
These are some of the most thought-provoking lyrics I've ever heard: "Every thousand years, this metal sphere ten times the size of Jupiter floats just a few yards past the earth. You climb on your roof and take a swipe at it with a single feather, hit it once every thousand years 'til you've worn it down to the size of a pea. Yeah I'd say that's a long time, but it's only half a blink in the place you're gonna be." How do you think of that? It's so beautiful. It's such a crazy way of thinking about death and going to a place where time isn't an issue and the universal laws are different or just nonexistant and it's all so advanced that we wouldn't understand any of it. Some of the best lyrics ever written. (Edited)
