The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #68363   Message #3372535
Posted By: GUEST
05-Jul-12 - 04:50 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Land of Milk and Honey (Eliza Gilkyson)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of Milk and Honey (Eliza Gilkyson)
LAND OF MILK AND HONEY
Eliza Gilkyson

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Oh what fools these mortals be, so tragic and so funny
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Ships of bones that sail the sea, for lands of milk and honey
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The promise of perfection sighs, in each mortal ear
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Never to be realized, that's how it is 'round here
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That's how it is 'round here

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Bound to some relentless gyre, dispassionate and true
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Paying the price for ice and fire, is what God's children do
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Sacrifice love's mystery, for fantasy and pleasure
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Doomed to repeat history, forever and forever
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Forever and forever

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Wayward world I weep for thee, spinning round the sun
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Bells ring out diversity, all roads lead to one
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What man has loosed upon the sea cannot be undone
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Oh what fools we mortals be, each and everyone
C C D D       G G
Each and everyone