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The door it opened slowly, |
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my father he came in, i was nine years old. |
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And he stood so tall above me, |
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his blue eyes they were shining |
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and his voice was very cold. |
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He said, "I've had a vision |
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and you know I'm strong and holy, |
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I must do what I've been told." |
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So he started up the mountain, |
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I was running, he was walking, |
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and his axe was made of gold. |
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Well, the trees they got much smaller, |
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the lake a lady's mirror, |
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we stopped to drink some wine. |
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Then he threw the bottle over. |
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Broke a minute later |
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and he put his hand on mine. |
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Thought I saw an eagle |
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but it might have been a vulture, |
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I never could decide. |
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Then my father built an altar, |
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he looked once behind his shoulder, |
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he knew I would not hide. |
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You who build these altars now |
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to sacrifice these children, |
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you must not do it anymore. |
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A scheme is not a vision |
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and you never have been tempted |
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by a demon or a god. |
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You who stand above them now, |
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your hatchets blunt and bloody, |
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you were not there before, |
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when I lay upon a mountain |
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and my father's hand was trembling |
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with the beauty of the word. |
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And if you call me brother now, |
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forgive me if I inquire, |
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"Just according to whose plan?" “ |
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When it all comes down to dust |
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I will kill you if I must, |
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I will help you if I can. |
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When it all comes down to dust |
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I will help you if I must, |
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I will kill you if I can. |
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And mercy on our uniform, |
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man of peace or man of war, |
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the peacock spreads his fan. |