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 and lend each other a hand   On this island where night is their day      They'd punish me if I dare tell you   And if I ask them, they'd say they don't know   But what keeps them healthy even though they are not wealthy   On this magical island, is snow      The flakes as they fall look like candy   And the children rush out when it snows, for a treat   When 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   And the snow started melting away      And the people weren't tearful, nor 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   Through the world they never did see      And people in lands around the planet were in shock   As the light came to shore and lit up the 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   Till they lit up the planet and all who lived on it   Were touched by this magical force      And they looked all around at the sky and at the ground   And they realized what they had been seeing then   As they started to cry their tears filled the sky   And the black storm clouds gathered above      And then the heavens opened   And the rains 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, the sun's in their mind