I took all of my rings off ♪ I took all of my rings off Out of my ears, off of my fingers, and out of my dreams I opened the window to let in the wind And get rid of what might've been But then I put them out in the dirt Like I was planting a tree Letting the gold, letting the silver leave Out of the seed, quickly the evergreen ♪ While surreal it's true The gods laid down the whole of Earth in silence Symmetry became the moving lines we call a circle The world's a ring, the stars are rings The moon's a ring, the light got in Lifted the whole Earth to singing Lifted the whole Earth to singing ♪ Then I put all of my rings back on I put my rings back on Then I put all of my rings back on I put my rings back on And sang to the birds who lived in the tree They know all about me ♪ I took all of my rings off I took all of my rings off I took all of my rings off