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Once Upon a Time I was able to see how everything connected I used to believe in the power of love I used to believe in something perfect Back then every facet of creation was respected I witnessed the flowing miracles of our being Solemn days set aside for our worship In celebrations of light, dance and music Once upon a time I new the living hearts of everyone were our alter And would you believe, impossible as it may seem Once upon a time; I even walked on water Those were the days In the centre of the world Those were the days before the age; of fear Those were the days when I lived in balance And those were the days we lived in reverence Yes those were the days when we were all human Those were the days before the age; of fear But now we are lost in our disconnection There’s nothing left to remind us of our union These days I can’t even think of heaven No; not without first thinking of the fear We have idolised ourselves in our adolescence And discovered every possible way to feed the fear But now I stand-alone in the architecture of my ruin My family divided, hated and derided, by the books of these beliefs These are the days of emptiness, this is the age; of fear Wasting away in desperateness, to live a life, when that life is already here These are the days of meaning-less, Yes; this is the age; of fear Yes I used to see the perfection I used to know the power of love I was able to feel our connection When natures calling lay open in my heart I bore witness to the flowing miracle of our conception Once upon a time I knew the loving hearts of everyone were our alter And would you believe, impossible as it may seem Once upon a time; I even walked on water But now I live in the age; of fear
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