An Ode To Lmanburg

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It all started on a day like any 
other
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All the salmon had swum to the sea
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When my lover she darted, away 
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down the stream
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With a heart that she'd taken from 
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me

[Instrumental]
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[Continuing Verse 1]
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And my chest though it ached, 
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there was hope
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A little beacon of light
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Though my sunniest days were now 
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stolen away
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I still had our son by my side

[Pre-chorus]
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And as he looked up at me, with 
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those wondering eyes
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I just knew that I must protect him 
with my life
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And make a land that is good
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And a land that is free
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For the better of you and of me

[Chorus]
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We'll build these walls with our own
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 fair hands
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Through the wind and the rain and 
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the snow
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And I swear on my life, that I'll 
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stay by your side
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Through whatever the world has to 
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throw

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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So I summoned my men to my side
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And we sung a familiar tune
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As a final goodbye, with our fists
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 to the sky
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To our past as we started anew

[Chorus]
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We built these walls, with our own 
fair hands
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Through the wind and the rain and 
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the snow
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And we swore that we'd keep an 
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unwavering faith
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To the land that we carved for a 
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home

[Instrumental]
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[Bridge]
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Oh, the dawn of the day set our 
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country aflame
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As the sun rose bloody and true
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Arrows burned through the skies, as
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 we swallowed our pride
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And we ran with our backs to the 
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moon
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To our demise
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From a friend full of lies

[Verse 3]
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Oh, the break of the day shed it's 
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light
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On our hearts left battered and 
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bruised
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All the hopes that we'd laid, on 
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the home that we made
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Torn to pieces and left in the 
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blue...
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But my friend with an angry cry
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Held the weight of our world at his 
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side
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Took a trembling stand, with an 
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arrow in hand
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As he muttered a final goodbye...

[Ending Notes]
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