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Artist: MARINA
Canonical path: /marina-and-the-diamonds/ancient-dreams-in-a-modern-land
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Ancient Dreams In a Modern Land
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Ancient Dreams In a Modern Land
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Our ancestors had to fight to survive
Just so we could have a chance of a life
We're not here so we can blow it all
We could bear witness to the rise and the fall
Ancient dreams in a modern land
I'm trying get back as fast I can
Back to a time before I had form
Back to a time before I was born
You don't have to be like everybody else
You don't have to fit into the norm
You are not here to conform
I am here to take a look inside myself
Recognize that I could be the eye
The eye of the storm
I am not my body, not my mind or my brain
Not my thoughts or feelings, I am not my DNA
I am the observer, I'm the witness of life
I live in the space between the stars and the sky
What's your purpose? Why were you put on Earth?
You could be lost but you belong to the world
We're now living in a seminal age
The walls have been broken and we're ready for change
Ancient dreams in a modern land
I'm trying get back as fast I can
Back to a time before I had form
Back to a time before I was born
You don't have to be like everybody else
You don't have to fit into the norm
You are not here to conform
I am here to take a look inside myself
Recognize that I could be the eye
The eye of the storm
I am not my body, not my mind or my brain
Not my thoughts or feelings, I am not my DNA
I am the observer, I'm the witness of life
I live in the space between the stars and the sky
From the heart of Malaysia
To the dark Himalayas
From the day we're born
You are not here to conform
You don't have to be like everybody else
You don't have to fit into the norm
You are not here to conform
I am here to take a look inside myself
Recognize that I could be the eye
The eye of the storm
I am not my body, not my mind or my brain
Not my thoughts or feelings, I am not my DNA
I am the observer, I'm the witness of life
I live in the space between the stars and the sky
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