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I've been away ten thousand times and still I look in the mirror

What do I see? An owl trying to fly in the light of day

Unaware of what's in my way, I can only find my place

 And I hope I'm wrong, I hope I'm wrong, wrong

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Rising, rising, rising, rising, rising, rising, rising, yeah

Oh here they come destroying my youth and the other side's the same

 In the grey world my color subdued, and the blue remained

I've been asleep for most of my life and still it looks familiar

The people I meet are callous, taking life in another way

Contrived in the words they say, keeping time with the wolves at play

 And I hope I'm wrong, I hope I'm wrong, wrong

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Rising, rising, rising, rising, rising, rising, rising, yeah

Oh here they come destroying my youth and the other side's the same

 In the grey world my color subdued, and the blue remained

 They will pay for all the times we've come through

 In the eyes of pain

When will I make it?

Is the world worth taking?

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Oh when will I make it?

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Rising, rising, rising, rising, rising, rising, rising, yeah

Oh here they come destroying my youth and the other side's the same

 In the grey world my color subdued, and the blue remained

 They will pay for all the times we've come through

 In the eyes of pain

 Ah, when will I make it?

Ah, when will I make it?

 I'm not another, no no