| So the candle’s gone out, it’s been soaked by the rain
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| And the cold winds of doubt have extinguished the flame
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| The lighthouse sits idly in darkness again
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| As the ship sails ocean alone
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| The sun’s frozen over and all has gone cold
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| And the fires of the past have been bought and then sold
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| And the light on the porch is abandoned and old
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| So the child cannot find his way home
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| Arisen
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| Forbidden
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| We keep our candles hidden
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| Born leaders
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| That follow, floating with the tide
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| «You are the light of the world,» He said
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| But we’ve blown out our candles
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| And left men for dead
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| Singing «we are the light of the world, He said»
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| As the darkness descends on us all
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| If we were the light of the world today
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| Would we hide in the shadows
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| And scare them away?
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| Are we the light of the world
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| Or are we failing to answer the call?
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| Men love the darkness
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| Much more than the light
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| For their deeds can be kept out of mind
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| Out of sight
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| And the line has eroded
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| Between wrong and right
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| Like it’s all relative after all
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| To stand like a wall and resist the temptation
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| To sell ourselves out
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| For hollow acclimation
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| And cheapen the message
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| A weakened foundation
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| Revealing the cracks in the wall
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| No power
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| No glory
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| No one to tell their story
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| No wonder
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| It’s all unraveling
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| «You are the light of the world,» He said
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| But we’ve blown out our candles
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| And left men for dead
|
| Singing «we are the light of the world, He said»
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| As the darkness descends on us all
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| If we were the light of the world today
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| Would we hide in the shadows and just look away?
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| Are we the light of the world
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| Or are we failing to answer the call?
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| To lift up the fallen
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| To stand for the downtrodden
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| The poor and the hurting
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| Are our ministry
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| «You are the light of the world,» He said
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| But we’ve blown out our candles
|
| And left men for dead
|
| Singing «we are the light of the world, He said»
|
| As the darkness descends on us all
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| If we were the light of the world today
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| Would we hide in the shadows and darken the way?
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| Are we the light of the world
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| Or are we failing to answer the call? |