When I was younger Lyrics

When I was younger - millions of years ago
I was a waterplant, swimming on a firesea
Below my roots a burning star was turning round
And I slowly began to change
I wore a thousand leaves and skins and shells
I lived a thousand lifes between the surface and the ocean's floor
And then my consciousness grew clearer
And I realized, I was a fish
And I can still remember the fear I felt
When I was swallowed for the first time


And then one day I crawled up on the shore
I tried my first uncertain steps in the yellow sand
I searched for ways of livin' in this world I didn't know before

And soon I found myself moving on again
From the coast to the desert and to the inner land
I had my home in the canyons by the volcanic seas
Lived on cloudy mountains and on primeval trees

It was a long long journey
And it was like the tide
There was a new wave comimg
Each time that I died

It's like climbing up a ladder
Without knowing how far you'll get
The first step was the waterplant
Gettin' higher with ev'ry death