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“Giants In the Sky” by Stephen Sondheim (an excerpt)

There are giants in the sky!
There are big, tall, terrible giants in the sky!

When you’re way up high
And you look below
At the world you’ve left
And the things you know
Little more than a glance
Is enough to show
You just how small you are

When you’re way up high
And you’re on your own
In a world like none
That you’ve ever known
Where the sky is lead
And the earth is stone
You’re free to do
Whatever pleases you
Exploring things you’d never dare
‘Cause you don’t care

When suddenly there’s
A big, tall, terrible giant at the door
A big, tall, terrible, lady giant sweepin’ the floor
And she gives you food
And she gives you rest
And she draws you close
To her giant breast
And you know things now
That you never knew before
Not ’til the sky