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The Byrds – Fifth Dimension Lyrics

Rock

Oh, how is it that I could come out to here
And be still floatin'
And never hit bottom and keep falling through
Just relaxed and paying attention?
All my two-dimensional boundaries were gone
I had lost to them badly
I saw that world crumble and thought I was dead
But I found my senses still working
And as I continued to drop through the hole
I found all surrounding
To show me that joy innocently is
Just be quiet and feel it around you
And I opened my heart to the whole universe
And I found it was lovin'
And I saw the great blunder my teachers had made
Scientific delerium madness
I will keep falling as long as I live
Ah, without ending
And I will remember the place that is now
That has ended before the beginning
Oh, how is it that I could come out to here
And be still floatin'
And never hit bottom and keep falling through
Just relaxed and paying attention?

Comments (1)

  • Anonymous
    This is a great song from the era of "acid rock"- the lyrics are about the experience of ego loss and revelation under the influence of LSD. Not to glorify any kind of drug use, but that's what was happenning then for so many people, and the Byrds managed to express it with a glorious sound and insightful lyrics.