“There's confusion in my head as I depart
but a singing, ringing, soaring in my heart
for beyond all time and space and doubt
I know
I've lived here before
long ago.”

—  Mike Scott

"I've Lived Here Before" (co-written with Liam Ó Maonlaí)
Universal Hall (2003)

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