Hilli (At the Top of the World) - 10th Anniversary

At the top of the world there's an island / A place where the sun never shines
 But the people don't care / Because the snow over there / Is so bright they nearly go blind.
 They live at the foot of a mountain / Where the flowers last hardly a day
 But they live off the land / Lend each other a hand / On this island where night is their day.
 They'd have punished me if I dared tell you / And if I asked them they'd say they don't know
 But what keeps them healthy / Even though they're not wealthy / On this magical island is snow.
 The flakes as they fall look like candy / Children rush out when it snows for a treat
 Then they open their mouths / And gulp down the flakes / Because nothing on earth tastes so sweet.
 But then one dark day / Smoke blew in their way / And the temperatures got higher
 On the horizon they saw fire / And the waters did rise / As the snow started melting away.
 And the people weren't tearful / Not fearful or scared
 Because the secret was out there / At last, the secret was shared.
 They watched as the ice turned to water / And streamed down into the sea
 And lit up the ocean / And crept in slow motion / Towards a world that they never did see.
 And people in lands round the planet / Were in shock as the light came to shore
 And lit up their beaches / And even their teachers / Couldn't say what the bright light was for.
 It flowed upstream through the mountains / Burst out through their fountains / Breaking all life's natural laws
 'Til it lit up the planet / And all who lived on it / Were touched by this magical force.
 And they looked all around / At the sky, at the ground / And they realised the damage they'd done.
 As they started to cry / Their tears filled the sky / And black storm clouds gathered above
 And then the heavens opened / And the rain came to show them / That their world needs a little more love.
 At the top of the world there's an island / A place where the sun never shines
 But the people don't care / Because the snow over there / Is so bright that the sun's in their mind.