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lyrics
CHAINS OF HOPE
Faith is gone
In my small town
Malaise so strong
Hope unfound
No dream of reprieve can be held
Bow down to this fate we've been dealt
And stay alive
For one more nose-dive
Free, "Free at last"
From the Chains of Hope
Embrace the dark and stay awake
Raise, raise your glass
Help the meek to cope
Retrace the past and run away
Broken glass
Where rust is king
Just thick morass
No "Love Supreme"
We're held with no key to this cell
Succumb to this life that is hell
Just stay afloat
Adrift, no boat
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