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Artist: Pain of Salvation
Canonical path: /pain-of-salvation/-foreword
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! (Foreword)
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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! (Foreword)
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Walk with me!
There are worlds to see!
Listen to me now. You!
Listen to me now. You!
Do my words mean more to hear
When I am standing here?
On a stage like all your silly idols do!
Open up your eyes. All!
Let your walls and grins fall
Would you reach for something new
If the crowds were reaching too?
Are you close enough to taste their tears at all?
Your hate is but a worn out lover, sick and sear
Rape me again! You beg in pain, dear friend
But hey! Just don't stop! The stillness makes me scared
Listen to my plain words
That's all you'll get from me. Words!
The rest is up to you. Would you dare to let me through?
Are you brave enough to leave me in control?
You are afraid
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid of you!
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid anymore
I am a shipwrecked swept ashore
Life won't wash away your sins
Life can't wash away your guilt
Life will only make your conscience. Wilt!
Somewhere a child just died
Yet another victim for man's endless strife
World could be better than this!
There are so many ways to live a life
Would you claim you live yours. Right? Right?! No!
Take a stand! World is in your hand!
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid of you!
I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid of you!
We're just the same me and you
The same me and you. (Walk with me!)
I see myself in you
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