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In the City of Light, a new flame ignites Olympic fire burns, burning bright nights Paris springs to life, life in full swing As champions spring forth, forth they spring The Seine flows with dreams, dreams flow fast Flowing with athletes from present and past They run for gold, gold standard set Running the banks where the sun has set Towers of strength rise, rise to compete Rising to challenges, challenges they meet They vault over bars, bars set sky-high Vaulting ambitions, ambitions fly Swimmers stroke hope, hope strokes back Stroking through waters, waters on track They dive into glory, glory runs deep Diving for medals they'll always keep Cyclists pedal hard, hard roads ahead Pedalling stories that'll be widely spread They race against time, time races too Racing hearts pound as they break through Gymnasts balance dreams, dreams balance fate Balancing acts that fascinate They ring up scores, scores ring out loud Ringing in victories that make nations proud Boxers fight chance, chance fights back Fighting spirits refuse to slack They punch above weight, the weight of nations Punching tickets to standing ovations Archers aim, aim for the stars Taking shots that push the bars They draw the line, line between great and grand Drawing gasps from fans across the land Fencers parry time, time parries on Parrying doubts till doubts are gone They point to success, success points back Pointing the way down victory's track In this field of play, the play of words can't capture Fields of dreams in rapture The game is on, on goes the flame Gaming the system of Olympic fame Paris holds court, court of athletic kings Holding the world as Olympia sings A capital show, the show of human potential Capital moments are essential So let the games begin, begin anew Gaming our senses with an Olympian view For in Paris, par excellence reigns Paris, where Olympic spirit never wanes
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