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Some people say |
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"Arise! Arise! Arise! Live friend live!" |
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I say: "Die." |
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I say: "Shade yourself." |
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I say: "Shine what precious light you have into caves, |
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And when it dies out stay in there" |
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I say "find life where you foolishly saw graves." |
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Some people say to "Try and try and try! |
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Fight and save yourself!" |
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I say: "Give". |
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I say "Send them off." |
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I say "Shed whatever husk if you are ripe, |
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And if you're not, be fragrant then" |
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I say: "Give. No matter how it hurts, give in!" |
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Some people say "The sky! The sky! The sky! |
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Have you noticed it" |
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I close my eyes, I say nothing now. |
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There's a ringing in my ears that's faint and high, |
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And when I listen close to it, it says: |
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" " |