Two Plus Two Is Five

Lyrics

[Verse 1] In the little school beneath the chapel dome Miss Clara drew two apples, then brought two home She counted every seed beneath the morning sun Then wrote a different answer when the lesson was done [Pre-Chorus] The bell rang soft, the windows shone A hundred voices made one tone [Chorus] Two plus two is five, and everybody knows That’s what the blackboard says, that’s how the garden grows Two plus two is five, let the silver bells arrive If every heart agrees tonight, then five is five alive [Verse 2] The baker marked four loaves, but sold them as a crown The mayor raised his hand and said, “Don’t write the number down” The children looked at one another, quiet as the snow Then sang the new equation like a hymn they’d always known [Pre-Chorus] The choir found a higher part It settled gently in each heart [Chorus] Two plus two is five, and everybody knows That’s what the blackboard says, that’s how the garden grows Two plus two is five, let the silver bells arrive If every heart agrees tonight, then five is five alive [Bridge] Perhaps the moon misplaced a piece Perhaps the sums have found release Perhaps the truth is wearing white And asking us to trust the light [Final Chorus] Two plus two is five, the whole town sings along The river bends to hear them, the rooftops hold the song Two plus two is five, and no one asks it why When everyone agrees beneath the clouds, the numbers learn to fly [Outro] In the little school beneath the chapel dome Two and two came home as five, and nobody stood alone