Once Was One - Portugal. The Man

Of all of us he had to know, he’d never grow

He’d never climb, he’d never love like the love I know

When I was two, and he was ten, they carried me

Through holograms, they twisted into cosmic seas

Once was born in light like you

Once was one but now am two

When I was born of love like you

When you were ten, and I was two

There were two monkeys talking, sounding like little dogs

They were barking and bitching about what was wrong

In the world, we were just spacemen taking a ride

Gorilla’s in his human suit, reciting his lines, singing

We all, we all, we all turn on

We all, we all, we all turn off

If gathering is all we need to change the wind

For anything to die, it needs first to begin

Once was born in light like you

Once was one but now am two

When I was born of love like you

When you were ten, and I was two

There were two monkeys talking, sounding like little dogs

They were barking and bitching about what was wrong

In the world, we were just spacemen taking a ride

Gorilla’s in his human suit, reciting his lines, singing

We all, we all, we all turn on

We all, we all, we all turn off

In time

Saw your future’s not burning so bright

But if we live too long, there’s love like mine

We all, we all, we all turn on

We all, we all, we all turn off

There were two monkeys talking, sounding like little dogs

They were barking and bitching about what was wrong

In the world, we were just spacemen taking a ride

Gorilla’s in his human suit, reciting his lines, singing

We all, we all, we all turn on

We all, we all, we all turn off

In time

If human breed hate, love, and lies would be traits of mine

But I was of the future, past, and present time

Once was born in light like you

Once was one but now am two

When I was born of love like you

When you were ten, and I was two