I knew a man who lived in fear
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It was huge, it was angry,
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It was drawing near.
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Behind his house a secret place
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Was the shadow of the demon
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He could never face.
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He built a wall of steel and flame
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And men with guns to keep it tame
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Then standing back he made it plain
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That the nightmare would never ever rise again
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But the fear and the fire and the guns remain.
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It doesn´t matter now it´s over anyhow
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He tells the world that it´s sleeping
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But as the night came round I heard
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It slowly sound
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It wasn´t roaring, it was weeping
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It wasn´t roaring, it was weeping.
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And then one day the neighbours came
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They were curious to know about the smoke and flame
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They stood around outside the wall
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But of course there was nothing to be heard at all
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"My friends," he said, "We´ve reached our goal
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The threat is under firm control
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As long as peace and order reign
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I´ll be damned if I can see a reason to explain
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Why the fear and the fire and the guns remain."
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It doesn´t matter now it´s over anyhow
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He tells the world that it´s sleeping
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But as the night came round I heard
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It slowly sound
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It wasn´t roaring, it was weeping
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It wasn´t roaring, it was weeping.
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Say ah, say ah, say ah
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Say ah, say ah, say ah
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[Ladysmith´s solo]
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It doesn´t matter now it´s over anyhow
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It doesn´t matter now it´s over anyhow
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It doesn´t matter now it´s over anyhow
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He tells the world that it´s sleeping
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But as the night came round I heard
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It slowly sound
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It wasn´t roaring, it was weeping
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It wasn´t roaring, it was weeping.
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Say ah, say ah, say ah
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Say ah, say ah, say ah [to end]
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Weeping
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| Josh Groban |
