Verse 1:
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where do snails go during the day
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they’re probably somewhere playing video games
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I'm sad they feel the need to go away
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go away

Verse 2:
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where's the chapel where the mantis pray
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the leaves grow green then fall away in
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reddish shades that crumble under
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six long legs
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leading me along
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the children sing a song
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and id like to turn around
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but I know I'm not that strong

Chorus:
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I'm missing a house that I've never called home
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I'm missing a time that I've never known
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I remember a tree had a whole leaf of my own
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but now we’re reaching spring
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was it just a dream, I don’t know

Verse 3:
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they warn of snakes in search of prey
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the stories scare me so I stay
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at the chapel where the mantis pray
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and every day
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they lead me along
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the children hum a hymn
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and I'd like to run away
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but to leave would be a sin

Chorus:
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I'm missing a house that I've never called home
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I'm missing a time that I've never known
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I remember a tree, had a whole leaf of my own
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but now we’re reaching spring
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was it just a dream, I don’t know

Bridge:
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six legs tippy tappie toes climbing to podium on Sunday
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I was a tadpole at the time
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so I don’t remember much bout what he had to say
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faces beady little eyes larva always cries beetle does the same
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now it remains a dream
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a distant memory that itches my brain


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six legs tippy tappie toes climbing to podium on Sunday
Ebm                     Gb
I was a tadpole at the time
                    Bmaj7                    Gb   Bb7
so I don’t remember much bout what he had to say
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faces beady little eyes larva always cries beetle does the same
Ebm               Gb
now it remains a dream
          Bmaj7                Gb    Bb7
a distant memory that itches my brain


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now it remains a dream a distant memory that itches my brain