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Intro
It's coming from so far away
It's hard to say for sure
Whether what I hear is music or the wind
Through an open door
There's a fire high in the [Eb#5]empty sky
Where the sound meets the shore
There's a long distance loneliness
Rolling out over the desert floor
And the years that I spent lost in the mystery
Fall away leaving only the sound of the drum
Like a part of me
It speaks to the heart of me
Forget what life used to be
You are what you choose to be
It's whatever it [Eb#5]is you see
That life will become
Whatever it is you might think you have
You have nothing to lose
Through every dead and living thing
Time runs like a fuse
And the fuse is burning
And the earth is turning
[Eb#5]
Though the years give way to uncertainty
And the fear of living for nothing strangles the will
There's a part of me
That speaks to the heart of me
Though sometimes it's hard to see
It's never far from me
Alive in et[Eb#5]ernity
That nothing can kill
Oh Lord
Are there really people starving still?
Look out beyond the walls of Babylon
How long will their needs go unfilled
I want to say right now I'm going to be a - round
(backgr. vocals: I'm going to be around)
When the walls and towers are crumbling
(backgr. vocals: When the towers are tumbling down)
And I will tune my spirit to the gentle sound
(backgr. vocals: I want to hear the sound)
Of the waters lapping on a higher ground
(backgr. vocals: Of the children laughing)