Or So I Have Read

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[Verse 1] Animals can smell your dreams, or so I have read That explains the constant sniffing under your bed Or so I have read, it says it right here And did you know that mixing paint with milk will make it clear? [Verse 2] Barber poles are found in the wild and caught in a cage If you count the stripes, you can determine their age Or so says the sage that authored this page Who owns a self-consuming timepiece called the chronophage [Chorus] Everything you hear is a fact And the opposite is also correct If you swallowed up the planet You would be a wiser man It would be inside your head So I have read [Verse 3] You may not believe this, but it has been shown The reason clouds are white is that they're made out of bone And when I found out, I slapped my own face For now I know why skeletons are up in outer space [Verse 4] Someday in the distant future, so I have read Microscopic astronauts will land on your head There's so much to know, can't put this book down A mime is the hybrid offspring of a human and a clown [Chorus] Everything you hear is a fact And the opposite is also correct If you swallowed up the planet You would be a wiser man It would be inside your head Or so I have read