Prologue:
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"In the days when lands were few, and man sometimes had no chance but sell his soul
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to his landlord to make a living...
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In far and away country, they gave acres of land away for free, to all able to claim
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it... Ships sailed across the great seas, fortunes were made and dreams shattered...
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Sometimes couples were torn apart,
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for all they could afford...was one ticket."
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Leaving my life behind
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My young love and the unborn
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Only have a lock of her hair...
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and burning love inside
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After forty work-filled days and sleepless nights,
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the sails are lit by the lights of Boston
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...and here we go...
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Off the ship! Towards the adventure,
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the one to define our lives.
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Daily grind and a tiny room.
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"I got here safe, Love.
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I have an address, until spring, then I shall race for the land,
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hope to hear from you soon..."
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Her letter reads...
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"Please let me know everything's alright
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Thinking about you, 'though you're out of sight
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every night, when I'm turning in, my tears find me.
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Please hurry, dear, come back and rescue me..."
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"Now that I have made the dollars we need for the dream.
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The best horse I've ever seen,
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a carriage and everything I need...
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I will make my way to the great unknown
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Every moment I wish you were here with me now...
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"Please let me know everything's alright...."
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"No, I'm not a stranger, among the people in here...
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Yet I have never felt so alone...
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At high noon the sound will boom,
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and I will start racing for the
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land we can call home."
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"I stuck my...
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flag in the ground, screaming 'n shouting,
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I've never felt so proud, Love!
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We are free from eternal serfdom!
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I'm gonna bring you home, my light!"
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"nine, eight, seven, six, counting the days. SOLO!"
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"five, four, three, two, together forever! SOLO!"
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I made my way into the great unknown
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Land by the river, and a new built home.
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I am the land and the land is me
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Freedom is everything and we are free
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I made my way into the great unknown
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Land by the river, and a new built home.
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Every night, when I'm looking at the full moon rising
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I hold you and know that we are free...
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Flag in the Ground (single edit)
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| Sonata Arctica |
