Child of tomorrow, painful is today
Fathom if you can
Burning bridges, concrete and clay
Lighting candles searching in the night
For a voice of reason
In the age of wrong, am I right?
Modern visions, portray just society
Will it be righteous in time?

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Too much, too much, thinking yes I know
Too much thinking trying to understand

Try to steal away each and everyone
Contemplate the madness before the deed is done
See tomorrow coming shake the hand of fate
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Is it all too late?
Prophets of doom fearful of the violence
Preaching to no one at all

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Child of tomorrow, painful is today
Fathom if you can
Burning bridges, concrete and clay
See tomorrow coming shake the hand of fate
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Is it all too late?
Prophets of doom fearful of the violence
Preaching to no one at all
Modern visions, portray just society
Will it be righteous in time?

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Too much thinking

I was out on my own
In a great big world
Thought I’d seen it all
Then along comes a woman-fantasy
And I took the fall

I was chasing a dream, I was fancy free
I was so naïve
You were all wrapped up in a mystery
You looked good to me
And I needed love, I wanted it desperately
But real love, you never came to me

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I was lost in your world of fantasy
I was caught in your game of make-believe
I was lost, lost in your world of fantasy

Lost in your world of fantasy
Look what you’ve done to me x2

You were drawing me in to your spider’s web
With your hungry eyes
I was under your power I was in your spell
I was hypnotized
And oh sweet love you wore such a strange disguise
So neat love the way I fell for your lies

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Lost in a world of fantasy
Look what it’s done, done to me
All the lies you lied
And all the tears I cried
I’m never gonna be the same again

Lost in your world of fantasy
Look what you’ve done to me x4

Where there’s will, there’s a way
Every dog will have his day
Those who wait are only wasting time
Pray for wisdom, dig for gold
Can’t buy freedom by selling your soul
You gotta be willing to give them a piece of your mind
Let a clearer conscience lead you
Don’t let anyone deceive you
When your heart cries out you must obey

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Take it all the way, we can make it
All the way, we can take it
All the way, come tomorrow
Come what may

Right or wrong, you can’t decide
But the loser pays and the strong survive
So take your shot, give it all you can

You better watch out, you better look around
‘Cause what goes up is gonna come down
Everybody lives by the law of supply and demand
Once you’ve set a course don’t change it
Luck will come to those who chase it
Don’t let anything get in your way

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Power and glory and fortune and fame
There is a price you must pay
Where do you go when you know
That you’ve gone all the way
All the way

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I’d like to re-write
History books for all time
The future, the past
Search for the rhyme
The search goes on
For truth in everyone
Numbers on the wall
Counting sad young faces
Count them all

The thrill of the fight
Killing such a noble deed
And John said, love is all we need
Should we forget or pause a moment to regret
Where have we been?
I see things I wish I’d never seen

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Battle cry brave men never fear
Battle cry never shed a tear
Battle cry
All good soldiers hear the battle cry

So many, many miles from home
Oh lord, have mercy on my soul
I think the loneliest man in the world is a soldier

Yes I know, try to believe
Political renaissance we need
It’s the will of god we must heed
The image fades
To blacks and blues and subtle grey
Its modern song the cry goes on and on

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Out in the streets inspiration comes hard
The joker in the deck keeps handing me his card
Smiling friendly he takes me in
Then breaks my back in a game I can’t win
Jiving’, hustlin’, what’s it all about
Everybody always wants the easy way out
Thirty golden pieces for the Judas kiss
What’s a nice boy doing in a place like this?

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Never surrender, keep your dreams alive
Never surrender, hold your head up high

Modern Apathetics, you got plenty of nothing to say
Some are born to follow, some will make their own way
Today you found a hero tomorrow you’ll forget
You’re looking for a convenient truth
You haven’t found one yet
You don’t make commitments
No time for regrets
Easy come, and easy go, and easy to forget
You never take responsibility
Don’t you know that part of you is a part of me?

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Never surrender, it’s easier said than done
But you got to finish what’s already begun
Never, that’s forever, seems like such a long time
Only got one life to live, it’s gonna be mine

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Never surrender we cannot be denied
Never surrender spread your wings and fly

Spotlights
House-light ready to cue
Backstage smoke is rising
Steaming like a witch’s brew
I want to play some rock ‘n’ roll
I want to sing the blues
Yes I know I feel it coming
Let the party roll

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When the lights go down
We’re ready to play the blues
When the lights go down
It’s time to light, time to light
Time to light the fuse

Oh no, they’re screaming like the 4^th of July
Hollywood comes to your hometown
Hammers cocked and ready to fire
I’ve got itchy fingers
For the trigger tonight
And I’m tired of waiting
So tired, let the party roll

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When the lights go down
When the lights go down
We’re ready to light the fuse
When the lights go down
Let the party roll on
Time to play the blues

I can hear it, I can feel it
And I have no choice, I answer the call
I can see it and I believe it
There is wisdom in the writing on the wall

Shout it from the rooftops
Sing it to the sky
Stand up all for one and one for all
I can feel the tide is turning
As I watch the days go down
I can read the writing on the wall

All the faceless, all the nameless
Up against the wall
They spell it out for you
Are you searching, hoping, praying looking for the answer?
Can you meet the challenge rising up at you?

The changing of the old guard
Means we welcome in the new
But every summer surely has its fall
The path of least resistance
Has led me right to you
The writing is on the wall

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Writing on the wall writing on the wall
Stand up and be counted all for one and one for all

The writing is on the wall
I am up here walking on the tightrope
But I never pause to think that I could fall

I’ve got one short dance
On this planet
But I’ll carve my message deep into the wall

So shout it from the rooftops sing it to the sky
Stand up for one and one for all
I feel the tide is turning as I watch the days go down

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