Oh the story's told been told retoldFrom the sacred scriptures
One fine day these words I prayWill breathe a truthWithin
It's been a while since I've seen your faceIt's been
Ours is just another skinThat simply slips awayYou can rise
On a field of red one gold starRaised above his
If it wasn't for your golden hairI would not be
I was alone and content in my worldDancing on airYou
You say heyThe state of the unionIs fine fine fineI
In the garden of consciousnessIn fertile mind there lies the
I was dreaming in my dreaming of an aspect bright
What is the system that gets aroundRecruits hearts with its
I looked upon the book of lifeTracing the lines of
Hail brotherThe distant thunderIs nothing but heartsBeating as oneDance of
Time goes by
I fall out of touch
I can't
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