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Oh why do we act like this? |
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So fragile to touch |
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Now that the light's gone out |
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They're caught in the rush |
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And somewhere across the void |
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Oh there's no return |
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Lost all in an empty space |
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There's cause for concern |
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Women were crying in their tearful eyes |
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And banners were flying in dark smoky skies |
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Sweet ruby wine only helped them ignore |
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It poured from the bottle like blood to the floor |
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The peace and the power will fall dust to dust |
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And every hour will turn them to rust |
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Still some things we're haunted by |
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And endlessly tried |
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But if we could start again |
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And question them why |
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Now you can remember when |
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Kids held out their hands |
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All prejudice left behind |
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Time to understand |
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Men talked with passion, although time was brief |
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And something would happen to shake their belief |
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Gentle persuasion, a soft serenade |
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It filled the occasion and everyone prayed |
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Get back in the shadows, say farewell to friends |
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On through the meadows, too late to pretend |
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It starts, |
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Mother Nature cries |
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She falls into her final dance |
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People were just walking by |
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Passing without half a glance |
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So into the shadows burning |
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Wide-eyed and so young they came |
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And all but their very soul |
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Swept into that savage game |
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Through fire and water, they try to be strong |
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And not to be touched by that poisonous tongue |
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The men on white horses, observing their plan |
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Were deep in discussion, send man after man |
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Over and over and over again |
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Over and over, it's over, |
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Amen |
