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Anthem

Anthem lyrics by Patrick Wolf. The birds they sang At the break of day Start again I heard them say Do not dwell on what Has passed away Or what is yet to be...

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Anthem

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The birds they sang

At the break of day

Start again

I heard them say

Do not dwell on what

Has passed away

Or what is yet to be

Ah the wars they will

Be fought again

The holy dove

She will be caught again

Bought and sold

And sold and bought again

The dove is never free

So ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering

There is a crack, a crack in everything

That's how the light gets in

We asked for signs

The signs were sent

The birth betrayed

The marriage spent

Ah the widowhood

Of every government

Signs for all to see

I can't run no more

With that lawless crowd

While the killers in high places

Sing their prayers out loud

Oh they've summoned up, summoned up

A thundercloud

And they're going to hear from me

So ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering

There is a crack, a crack in everything

That's how the light gets in

You can add up the parts

There is no sum

You can strike up the march

There is no drum

Every heart, every heart

To love will come

But like a refugee

So ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering

There is a crack, a crack in everything

That's how the light gets in

How the light gets in

There is a crack, a crack in everything

That's how the light gets in

How the light gets in

How the light gets in

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