Die Another Day

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 Die Another Day

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I count the passing days upon the sky,

Like drifting stars that wander slowly by.

I miss the laughter that we have not shared,

The quiet moments destiny prepared.

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I carry memories that are not born,

Like winter fields that wait to meet the dawn.

But deep beneath this solitary flame,

There lives a quiet fear without a name.

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For while I dream of your desired embrace,

A darker vision takes its sudden place:

The day you turn your back and walk away,

And steal the golden sun from every day.

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How strange that love can hold two restless seas-

One filled with hope, and one with silent pleas.

One wave that brings you gently to my shore,

One wave that takes you back for evermore.

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We die in moments, hidden deep and small,

In dreams we lose, in tears that never fall.

The person that I was just yesterday

Will fade like mist and quietly drift away.

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And if our tangled paths should fade away,

If heavy night should steal another day,

Remember this, no matter where you are-

You were my home, my bright and burning star.

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And if love leaves before our time is done,

If stories fade beneath a setting sun,

We will not vanish, and we will not stay-

We will but sleep, and die another day.


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