"Galileo's Wish" genre: Pop Vocals
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	not being afraid of the truth
	Story Behind the Song Galileo supported the heretical theory that the sun was at the center of the solar system, relegating the earth to one of many planets. He stood by his beliefs and was placed under house arrest by the Church. Lyrics Galileo’s Wish I walk these dark city streets alone My mind filled with troubled thoughts I’ve just seen Sister Moon As she’s never been seen before You can’t imagine my complete surprise When I viewed her through my newfound eyes Her face so pockmarked and torn Not the perfect sphere we’ve known Let me speak of what I see Why imprison me? The truth comes out – it always does Let it be free There’s nothing to fear but ignorance And that has always ruled the day My good friend Nicolo has proposed An idea so strange to conceive: The sun, not the earth Lies at the center of our world I’ve thought it through and through It turns everything upside down And yet something inside me says This is the way forward (Chorus) Four hundred years later, a quiet apology Made to Galileo Galilei We were wrong To hold you prisoner in your home Please forgive us. I do

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