"Castle in the Sky"
lyrics by Benjamin Newman
ttto: the theme from Laputa by Joe Hisaishi

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When I was a little boy, my father told me tales
Of far-off trips and flying ships that on the wind did sail
But, before he went away, he told one tale most of all:
There is a Castle in the Sky -- I can still hear it call

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	There's a Castle in the Sky, and I'm going there some day
	We're gonna find it together, though we do not know the way...

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		It's not just a fantasy, believing I can fly
		To find my destiny, the Castle in the Sky

When I was a little girl, I was taught a magic spell --
The words to make my crystal wake -- and I swore to guard them well
Now at last I understand what my grandma taught to me:
There is a Castle in the Sky -- my crystal must hold the key

	There's a Castle in the Sky, but the way has long been lost
	We're gonna find it together, though we do not know the cost...

		For a storm is gathering, men prepared to fight and die
		To possess the mysteries of the Castle in the Sky

We have come through many trials, we've been tossed by many gales
Through all that race, dreams of this place were the wind that filled our sails
Now those dreams have been fulfilled, but the quest is not yet won
Upon the Castle in the Sky, the battle has just begun

	Is the Castle in the Sky just a tool of ancient war?
	Is that all the treasure they see here, when we see so much more?

		There is green grass everywhere, flowers bloom and sparrows fly
		There's a garden growing here, on the Castle in the Sky

If you silent walls could speak, and could choose your own reward
Would your answer be the growing tree, or the tyrant's flaming sword?
If a child spoke the word that would grant you your release...
Farewell, O Castle in the Sky, may your gardens long grow in peace