Glow Worm

Bm A Up the snowy spires, where the air is thin as glass E G F# Once a year the cold mists clear and you can see inside the earth Bm A High in that crystal palace I built a sailing ship E G F# Mast and wheel of polished brass, sails of golden silk Bm A I piped the engine steam, I set velocitations E G F# I consulted dusty maps, set careful calibrations D A Ever inward ever in, peering through my scope C B I sailed deep into the hollows, deep inside the earth Bm A I traveled a boiling river through streams of mercury E G F# Underneath volcanoes and the roots of ancient trees Bm A Underneath stalactites I lit phosphorus lamps E G F# Sparks snapped into the air and coiled up the mast A E G D A E G D Bm A I watched enormous birds diving through the slate E G F# As I stood upon the prow in my oilskin cap and cape Bm A At last my anchor caught and echoed through the stone E G F# As I climbed an old rope ladder miles through the gloam Bm A Then up above I saw it, a glowworm’s little light E G F# And I reached out and caught it in the center of the night D A Tightly in my fist I held that glowing worm C B Deep down in the hollows I held the center of the world