(Verse)
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It¡¯s simple and eternal
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The sum of where were made
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Across the land we circle,
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Inside is where we rest
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As nations keep on marching,
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This boat is breaking forth
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The guardian eye is watching,
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The hawk who sees it all
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(Pre-Chorus 1)
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I know you¡¯re aching to move on
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It doesn¡¯t where you are when you belong
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(Chorus)
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Something close to love
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But more mysterious
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I¡¯ll hold you in the shadows
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Of my arms
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Always close to love
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More victorious
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Can you feel this empire being born?
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The pull of where you¡¯re from
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Is far too strong
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(Verse)
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It¡¯s honest and it¡¯s brutal
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There¡¯s beauty in its strength
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It¡¯s never less than truthful
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It¡¯s born from innocence
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(Pre-Chorus 2)
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Break through the web that I have spun
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It doesn¡¯t where you are when I am gone
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(Chorus)
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Something close to love
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But more mysterious
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I¡¯ll hold you in the shadows
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Of my arms
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Always close to love
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More victorious
|
Can you feel this empire being born?
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The pull of where you¡¯re from
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Is far too strong
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(Bridge)
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Always, close to¡¦
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Always, close to love
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Always, close to¡¦
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Always, alright
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(Chorus)
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Something close to love
|
But more mysterious
|
I¡¯ll hold you in the shadows
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Of my arms
|
Always close to love
|
More victorious
|
Can you feel this empire being born?
|
The pull of where you¡¯re from
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Is far too strong
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Birth Of An Empire
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Sophie Ellis Bextor |