Jane Siberry - At The Beginning Of Time

at the beginning of time
before there were waves
we'd sit in our boats
we'd float there all day

and there weren't any waves
'cause there wasn't any wind
'cause there wasn't any sun
we were waiting for the world to begin

we were waiting in the darkness

each in our own boat each in our own thoughts
sometimes you could hear people
talking amongst themselves but...
(someone had a boat with wheels and I said
you're a bit early but I know how you feel)
but mostly it was just silence

and the silence only broken by
the absence of the clinking of the masts
and every now and then a bird would not fly by
and someone would look up and say
what wasn't that ?