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I was frightened |
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By your suffering |
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Fear is poison |
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Faith the remedy |
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But it didn't heal you |
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So how could it help me |
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I felt useless |
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You stared but couldn't see me |
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Growing distant |
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You were slowly burning out |
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But your cry for mercy |
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Was stuck inside me, oh |
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No enlightenment |
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No anaesthetic |
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No last remission |
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No miracle reprieve |
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I'm still a child beside you |
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How did we come to be |
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Inside this helpless moment |
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Oluwa shanu mi |
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Wa shanu mi |
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I bring my thoughts back to you |
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They are framed in broken light |
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Your hands full of compassion |
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The war that took your life |
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So hard to remove the pain from |
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The pure love you gave me |
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Can you tell me you're not hurting anymore |
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A waking dream, a sign to reassure |
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Cause your last words I heard clearly |
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You were crying for mercy |
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No enlightenment |
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No anaesthetic |
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No last remission |
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No miracle reprieve |
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I'm still a child beside you |
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How did we come to be |
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Inside this helpless moment |
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Oluwa shanu mi |
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Wa shanu mi |