Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Poet, priest, and visionary rallied to the call
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The will of humankind defied them all
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Coveting the gold and silver idols of success
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Only to perpetuate duress
[Interlude]
Fm G# 4x
[Verse 2]
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Every king's assassin waiting silently at bay
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Counting down until his holy day
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Artifacts of ancient wisdom buried in the sand
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Hastily upturned to clear the land
[Chorus]
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Now I ain't going to claim to be the second son
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I love my follow man
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But I hate what he's become
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And it goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on
[Interlude]
Fm G# 4x
[Verse 3]
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To calculate the universe leads further from divine
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But can we comprehend all that we find?
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Artifacts of ancient wisdom buried in the sand
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Neglected and denied by us again
[Chorus]
G# Cm
Now I ain't going to cast the first stone, you see
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I love my follow man
C#
And I love what he could be
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But it goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on