Trick of the Light
Marry Waterson & Emily Barker
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People grow on trees
They are many
Many, many, many
I'm counting them out
Ten a penny
So many
Many, many, many
Lives in the window
Could they be
Lives in limbo?
Say a tree falls to the ground
If there is no one around
Did it make a sound?
If there be no ears to hear
What's overheard?
Over here
Is it clear?
First there is sight
And then there is seen
A trick of the light
Try as I might
Quite half what we see
Can't possibly be
And the rest is so unlikely
I know it's absurd
But haven't you heard
That to be is to be perceived?
This existence known
You're not alone
When I'm not around
Gone from your town
Be real to me
After I leave
A trick of the light
Try as you might
Quite half what you see
Can't possibly be
And the rest is so unlikely
People grow on trees
They are many
Many, many, many
I'm counting them out
Ten a penny
So many
Many, many, many
Lives in the window
Could they be
Lives in limbo?
Make it abundantly clear
What are we even talking about here?
All that exists is what
My eyes can see
In my real reality
Do they cease to perform
When I am gone?
A trick of the light
Try as they might
Quite half what they see
Can't possibly be
And the rest is so unlikely
Quite half what we see
Can't possibly be
And the rest is so unlikely