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O God of Earth and Altar,Bow down and hear our cry,Our earthly rulers falter,Our people drift and die,The walls of gold entomb us,The swords of scorn divide,Take not thy thunder from us,But take away our pride. Just a babe in a black abyss,No reason for a place like this.The walls are cold and souls cry out in pain.An easy way for the blind to go,A clever path for the fools who know.The Secret of the Hangman,The smile on his lips. The light of the Blind - You'll see,The venom that tears my spine,The Eyes of the Nile are opening - You'll see. She came to me with a serpents kiss,As the Eye of the Sun rose on her lips.Moonlight catches silver tears I cry.So we lay in a black embrace,And the Seed is sown in a holy place,And I watched and I waited for the Dawn. The light of the Blind - You'll see,The venom that tears my spine,The Eyes of the Nile are opening - You'll see. Bind us all together,Ablaze with Hope and Free.No storm or heavy weather,Will rock the boat you'll see.The time has come to close your eyes,And still the wind and rain.For the one who will be King,Is the watcher in the Ring.It is You.

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It's snowing outside, the rumbling soundOf engines roar in the nightThe mission is near the confident menAre waiting to drop from the sky The Blizzard goes on, but still they must flyNo one should go where eagles dare Bavarian Alps that lay all aroundThey seem to stare from belowThe enemy lines a long time passedAre lying deep in the snow Into the night they fall through the skyNo one should fly where eagles dare Their closing in, the fortress is nearIt's standing high in the skyThe cable car's the only way inIt's really impossible to climb They make their way, but maybe too lateThey've got to try to save the day The panicking cries, the roaring of gunsAre echoing all around the valleyThe mission complete, they make to scapeAway from the Eagles Nest They dared to go where no one would tryThey chose to fly where eagles dare

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As the sun breaks, above the ground,An old man stands on the hill,As the ground warms, to the first rays of lightA birdsong shatters the still. His eyes are a blaze,See the madman in his gaze. Fly, on your way, like an eagle,Fly as high as the sun,On your way, like an eagle,Fly and touch the sun. Now the crowd breaks and a young boy appearsLooks the old man in the eyeAs he spreads his wings and shouts at the crowdIn the name of God my father I'll fly. His eyes seem so glazedAs he flies on the wings of a dream,Now he knows his father betrayedNow his wings turn to ashes to ashes his grave. Fly, on your way, like an eagle,Fly as high as the sun,On your way, like an eagle,Fly, touch the sun. Fly, on your way, like an eagle,Fly as high as the sun,On your way, like an eagle,Fly as high as the sun,On your way, like an eagle,Fly, touch the sun,On your way, like an eagle,Fly Fly as high as the sun

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Another Prophet of DisasterWho says the ship is lost,Another Prophet of DisasterLeaving you to count the cost.Taunting us with Visions,Afflicting us with fear,Predicting War for millions,In the hope that one appears. No point asking when it is,No point asking who's to go,No point asking what's the game,No point asking who's to blame.'cos if you're gonna die, if you're gonna die,'cos if you're gonna die, if you're gonna die, If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.If you're gonna try, we'll stick around,Gonna cry, just move along,If you're gonna die, you're gonna die. In 13 the Beast is rising,The Frenchman did surmise,Through earthquakes and starvation,The warlord will arise.Terror, Death, Destruction,Pour from the Eastern Sands,But the truth of all predictions,Is always in your hands. If you're gonna die, die with your boots on,If you're gonna try, we'll stick around,Gonna cry, just move along,If you're gonna die, you're gonna die.

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You'll take my life, but I'll take yours tooYou'll fire your musket, but I'll run you throughSo when you're waiting for the next attackYou'd better stand, there's no turning back The bugle sounds and the charge beginsBut on this battlefield, no one winsThe smell of acrid smoke and horses' breathAs I plunge on into certain death The horse, he sweats with fear, we break to runThe mighty roar of the Russian gunsAnd as we race towards the human wallThe screams of pain as my comrades fall We hurdle bodies that lay on the groundAnd the Russians fire another roundWe get so near, yet so far awayWe were meant to fight another day We get so close, near enough to fightWhen a Russian gets me in his sightsHe pulls the trigger and I feel the blowA burst of rounds take my horse below And as I lay there gazing at the skyMy body's numb and my throat is dryAnd as I lay forgotten and aloneWithout a tear, I draw my parting groan

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Take a look in the pool and what do you seeIn the dark depths there faces beckoning meCan't you see them it's plain for all to seeThey were there oh I know you don't believe me. Oh...I've never felt so strangeBut...I'm not going insane. I've no doubt that you think I'm off my headYou don't say but it's in your eyes insteadHours I spend out just gazing into that poolSomething draws me there I don't know what to do. Oh...they drain my strength awayOh...they're asking me to stay. Nightmares...spirits calling meNightmares...they won't leave me be. All my life's blood is slowly draining awayAnd I feel that I'm weaker every daySomehow I know I haven't long to goJoining them at the bottom of the pool. Now...I feel they are so nearI...begin to see them clear Nightmares...coming all the timeNightmares...Will give me peace of mind. Now it's clear and I know what I have to doI must take you down there to look at them tooHand in hand then we'll jump right into the poolCan't you see not just me they want you too. Oh...we'll drown togetherIt...will be forever. Nightmares...forever calling meNightmares...Now we rest in peace.

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You killed your first man at 13Killer instinct, Animal supreme By 16 you had learned to fightThe way of the warrior, you took it as your right Sunlight, falling on your steelDeath in life is your idealLife is like a wheelSunlight, falling on your steelDeath in life is your idealLife is like a wheel Through earth and water, fire and windYou came at last - nothing was the end Make a cut by fire and stoneTake you and your blade and break you both in twoBreak you both in two Sunlight, falling on your steelDeath in life is your idealLife is like a wheelSunlight, falling on your steelDeath in life is your idealLife is like a wheel - rolling on and on Sunlight, falling on your steelDeath in life is your idealLife is like a wheelSunlight, falling on your steelDeath in life is your idealLife is like a wheelSunlight, falling on your steelDeath in life is your idealLife is like a wheelSunlight, falling on your steelDeath in life is your idealLife is like a wheel - and it's rolling still

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In a time when dinosaurs walked the earthWhen the land was swamp and caves were homeIn an age when prize possession was fireTo search for landscapes men would roam. Then the tribes they came to steal their fireAnd the wolves they howled into the nightAs they fought a vicious angry battleTo save the power of warmth and light. Drawn by quest for fire They searched all through the landDrawn by quest for fireDiscovery of man. And they thought that when the embers died awayThat the flame of life had burnt and diedDidn't know the sparks that made the fireWere made by rubbing stick and stone. So they ploughed through the forest and swamps of dangerAnd they fought the cannibal tribes and beastsIn the search to find another fireTo regain the power of light and heat. Drawn by quest for fireThey searched across the landDrawn by quest for fireDiscovery of man.

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He is the king of all the landIn the Kingdom of the sandsOf a time tomorrowHe rules the sandworms and the FremenIn a land amongst the starsOf an age tomorrowHe is destined to be a KingHe rules over every thingIn the land called planet DuneBody water is your lifeAnd without it you would dieIn the desert the planet Dune Without a stillsuit you would fryOn the sands so hot and dryIn a world called ArakisIt is a land that's rich in spiceThe sandriders and the 'mice'That they call the 'Muad'Dib'He is the Kwizatz HaderachHe is born of CaladanAnd will take the Gom JabbarHe has the power to foreseeOr to look into the pastHe's the ruler of the stars The time will come for him to lay claim his crownAnd then the foe, yes they'll be cut downYou'll see, he'll be the best that there's beenMessiah supreme, true leader of menAnd when the time for judgement's at handDon't fret he's strong and he'll make a stand'Gainst evil the fire that spreads through the landHe has the power to make it all end

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