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Tonight we are calm Not because we are armed Tonight we are calm Because we choose to be that way Because we refuse the other way Because we are after something Much more difficult to find than trouble Searching by windblown candlelight For bits and pieces of peace in the rubble Scratching with fingers in the freezing night Our outcomes tomorrow will be different Because our approach tonight is different Tonight we are calm and decidedly charming Tonight here we've come, thoughtfully silent Seeing what we hadn't seen and knowing What we hadn't known (we heard you calling) Our eyes and ears then followed And although a little blinded (it was snowing) And the words hard to hear (some were snoring) We followed with you to this place called Hallowed And found our roots were shallow And found there was need to dig deeper And got down to work, digging deeper And the Greeks said, we would see Jesus To which our thoughts raced hither and thither And we our feet positioned where he posited Searched with new ears for something new to hear Something worth holding near and dear The best things are heard by just a few And we might be just the few, seeking clues Our hearts are torn by sex and violence We shall return to this place with sax and violins To make a different kind of sound And hope everyone ends up charmed like us And follow also to that place called Hallowed I've seen it in its totality Questions led to answers and answers To more questions If this is a song, what does it recall? If this is a chord, how does it resolve? We shall see, my friend We shall see But tonight we are calm Not just because we are charmed
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