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Artist: Emerson Lake And Palmer
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The Great Gates Of Kiev
Read The Great Gates Of Kiev lyrics by Emerson Lake And Palmer on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Great Gates Of Kiev
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Come forth, from love's spire
Born in life's fire
Born in life's fire
Come forth, from love's spire
In the burning, all are [of our] yearning
For life to be
And in pain there will [must] be gain
New Life!
Stirring in, salty streams
And dark hidden seams
Where the fossil sun gleams
They were, sent from [to] the gates
Ride the tides of fate
Ride the tides of fate
They were, sent from [to] the gates
In the burning all are [of our] yearning
For life to be
There's no end to my life
No beginning to my death
Death is life
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Emerson Lake And Palmer performs "The Great Gates Of Kiev", and this lyric page sits inside the Emerson Lake And Palmer catalog on LyroVerse.
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