| Early in the morning
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| Just as the sun was rising
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| Came without a warning
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| The sound of the uprising
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| Gunfire in the streets
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| Women and children crying
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| The crush of marching feet
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| Men and young boys dying
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| Why can’t we live in peace
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| We live in the troubled times
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| The shadow of annihilation
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| Troubles every mind
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| And chills the heart of every nation
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| Darkness fills the night
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| She tries to steal your soul away
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| Killing in the sunlight
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| She spreads the shadow through the day
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| Why can’t we live in peace
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| Why can we have no release
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| You and I we don’t know why
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| So many people cry
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| You and I we don’t know understand
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| The ways of mine
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| Why can’t we live in peace
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| Why can we have no release |