I have joined the long defeat
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That falling set in motion
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And all my strength and energy
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Are raindrops in the ocean
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So conditioned for the win
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To share in victor's stories
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But in the place of ambition's din
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I have heard of other glories
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And I pray for an idea
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And a way I cannot see
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It's too heavy to carry
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And impossible to leave
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I can't just fight when I think I'll win
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That's the end of all belief
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And nothing has provoked it more
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Than a possible defeat
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[Chorus]
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We walk a while we sit and rest
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We lay it on the altar
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I won't pretend to know what's next
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But what I have I've offered
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And I pray for a vision
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And a way I cannot see
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It's too heavy to carry
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And impossible to leave
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And I pray for inspiration
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And a way I cannot see
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It's too heavy to carry
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And impossible to leave
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It's too heavy to carry
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And I will never leave
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The Long Defeat
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| Sara Groves |
