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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Performer
Amy Ray
Amy Ray
Vocals
Emily Saliers
Emily Saliers
Vocals
Martin McCarrick
Martin McCarrick
Cello
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Background Vocals
David Crosby
David Crosby
Background Vocals
Jerry Marotta
Jerry Marotta
Drums
Talvinde Singh
Talvinde Singh
Percussion
Sara Lee
Sara Lee
Bass
Lisa Germano
Lisa Germano
Fiddle
Pat McCarthy
Pat McCarthy
Recorder
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Emily Saliers
Emily Saliers
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pat McCarthy
Pat McCarthy
Engineer
Peter Collins
Peter Collins
Producer
Mark Guilbeault
Mark Guilbeault
Assistant Engineer
Rail Rogut
Rail Rogut
Assistant Engineer
Andrew Boland
Andrew Boland
Engineer
Stephen McLaughlin
Stephen McLaughlin
Engineer
Charlie Smith
Charlie Smith
Assistant Engineer
Chris Laidlaw
Chris Laidlaw
Assistant Engineer
Mike Reiter
Mike Reiter
Assistant Engineer
Craig Doubet
Craig Doubet
Assistant Engineer
David Leonard
David Leonard
Mixing Engineer
Wally Traugott
Wally Traugott
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Galileo's head was on the block
The crime was lookin' up the truth
And as the bombshells of my daily fears explode
I try to trace them to my youth
[Verse 2]
And then you had to bring up reincarnation
Over a couple of beers the other night
And now I'm serving time for mistakes
Made by another in another life time
[Verse 3]
How long till my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of Galileo
King of night vision, king of insight
[Verse 4]
And then I figure about my fear of motion
Which I never could explain
Some other fool across the ocean years ago
Must have crashed his little airplane
[Verse 5]
How long till my soul gets it right
Can any human being ever reach that kind of light
I call on the resting soul of Galileo
King of night vision, king of insight
[Verse 6]
I'm not making a joke
You know me, I take everything so seriously
If we wait for the time, till our souls get it right
Then at least I know there'll be no nuclear annihilation
In my lifetime, I'm still not right
[Verse 7]
I offer thanks to those before me
That's all I've got to say
'Cause maybe you've squandered big bucks in your lifetime
Now I have to pay
[Verse 8]
But then again it feels like some sort of inspiration
To let the next life off the hook
Or she'll say, "look what I had to overcome from my last life"
I think I'll write a book
[Verse 9]
How long till my soul gets it right
(Till my soul gets it right)
Can any human being ever reach that highest light
(Can we reach the highest light?)
Except for Galileo, God rest his soul
(I call on the resting soul of Galileo)
King of night vision, king of insight
[Verse 10]
How long (Till my soul gets it right?)
(Can we reach the highest light?)
How long (Till my soul gets it right?)
(Can we reach the highest light?)
How long?
Written by: Emily Saliers
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