Key: G
Introduction: G C Em7 D G C Em7 D
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The first thing that you'll notice is some
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Separation from each other
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Yes, it's a lie is that we've been
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Believing since time immemorial
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There was an apple, there was a snake, there
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Was division
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There was a split, there was a conflict in
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The fabric of life
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One became two and then everyone was out for
Themselves
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Everyone was pitted against each other
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Conflict ruled the realm
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All our devotions and temperaments are
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Pulled from different wells
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They seem to easily forget we are made of
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The same cells
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To my boy: all that energy so wild
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All you hues and your blues in equal measure
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Your comings and your goings-away
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My mission is to keep the light in your eyes
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Ablaze
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The second thing you'll notice is that often
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We think that there's not enough
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It might feel dark, it might feel lonely and
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You'll wonder why you're here
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You may be overcome with darkness and a
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Sense of hopelessness
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But it won't matter if you keep your core
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Connected to the one-ness
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To my girl: to your innocence and fire
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When you reach out, I am here Hell or High
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Water
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This nest is never going away
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My mission is to keep the light in your eyes
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Ablaze
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And this cord is unbreakable
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This pilot light is there in your pocket
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And this bond, beyond un-shakeable
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Even if we all forget, all at the same time
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All at the same time
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If we forget at the same time
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The tenth thing you might notice is that
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Everyone has fantasies
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Different perspectives they would likely
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Fight over who is right and
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Who is the best? Who has won? Who's better
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Than the other?
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None of that will matter much when you
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Return to your place in the sun
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Your place in the sun
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To my girl: all your innocence and fire
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When you reach out, I am here Hell or High
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Water
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This nest is never going away
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My mission is to keep the light in your
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Eyes
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To my boy, all that energy so wild
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Love your hues and your blues in equal
Measure
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Your comings and your goings-away
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My mission is to keep the light in your eyes
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Ablaze
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The first thing that you'll notice is that
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Everything is temporary
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The next you might notice is that we will
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Always be a family
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My mission is to keep the light in your eyes
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Ablaze