I come from far away
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My boots don't know this ground
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But they know it's real
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It doesn't take too long
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For this road to become
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A battlefield
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And before I let one more fire go out
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Understand that I won't give one inch of ground
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From beneath yours and my feet
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Whatever the price happens to be
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I may not be the keeper of the flame
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But I am the keeper
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Beauty and truth collide
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Where love meets genocide
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Where laughter meets fear
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Confusion all around
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And as I try to feed these mouths
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That have never known singing
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And before I let one more tear hit the ground
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I will be the one standing between you and the sound
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Of the rounds echoing out
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Out of the dark
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The smoke and the spark
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Aimed at the heart of the flame
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I am the keeper ooooh
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I cannot see the light
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At the end of the tunnel tonight
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My eyes are weary
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And before I let one more life get erased
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From the ashes I will rise for you and the ghosts
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Of the names the faces and frames
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The love and the pain for you I remain
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Though I'm not worthy of being
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The keeper of the flame
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I am the keeper yeahhhhh
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I am the keeper.
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The Keeper
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| Chris Cornell |
