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Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

Verse 1

  A long time ago, before the ice and snow

  There were giants, that walked this land

  Each step they took, the mighty mountains shook

  And the trees took a knee, and the seas rolled in

  Then one day, they say the sky gave way

  And death rained down, it made a terrible sound

  There was fire everywhere, and nothin was spared

  That walked on the land, or flew through the air

  When it all was over, the slate wiped clean with a touch

  There God stood, and he saw it was good

  And he said, "Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust"

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Verse 2

  The sea gave birth, and it crawled up on the dirt

  And stood up, and took a look around

  Said "I'm the next big thing, and the gift that I bring

  comes directly from God, this ain't no holdin me down"

  So he crowned himself King, Now no one remembers his name

  But the seed that he sowed, took the show on the road

  There was blood on their hands, and a plague on the land

  They drew a line in the sand, and made their last stand

  They said "God made us in his image, and it's in God that we trust

  When asked about the men, that had died by their hands

  They said "Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust"

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Verse 3

  Now, nobody lives forever

  Nothin stands, the test of time

  Oh, you heard'em say "Never say Never"

  Ah but it's always best, to keep it in mind

  That every tower, ever built tumbles

  No matter how strong, no matter how tall

  Some day, even great walls crumble

  And every idol ever raised, falls

  And someday, even man's best laid plans

  Will lie twisted, and covered in rust

  When we've done all that we can, but it slipped through our hands

  And it's "Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust"

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