Intro:
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Raven's child is chasing salvation
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Black beak turned white from the crack and the snow
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On the streets of despair the answer is simple
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A spoonful of mercy can set free the soul
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The drug king sits on his arrogant throne
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Away and above and apart
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Even children are twisted to serve him
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And greed has corrupted what once was a heart
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Raven's child keeps vigil for freedom
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Trades for the arms that once made her strong
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With nuclear warheads and lasers in heaven
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Fear does the choosing between right and wrong
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The arms king sits on his arrogant throne
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Away and above and apart
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Bankers assure him that he needn't care
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And greed makes a stone of what once was a heart
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Raven's child is washing the water
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All of her wing-feathers blackened with tar
A Asus A
Prince William shoreline's an unwanted highway
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Of asphalt and anger an elegant scar
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The oil king sits on his arrogant throne
D A Asus A
Away and above and apart
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Lawyers have warned him he mustn't speak
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And greed has made silent what once was a heart
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Still there are walls that come tumbling down
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For people who yearn to be free
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Still there are hearts that long to be opened
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And eyes that are longing to see
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Raven's child is our constant companion
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Sticks like a shadow to all that is done
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Try as we may we just can't escape him
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The source of our sorrow and shame, we are one
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The true King sits on a heavenly throne
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Never away nor above nor apart
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With wisdom and mercy and constant compassion
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He lives in the love that lives in our hearts
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Raven's child is washing the water
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Raven's child keeps vigil for freedom
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Raven's child is chasing salvation
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Raven's child is our constant companion