Lyrics

Liberty standing by the river
the hour was growing late
She felt a chill
Felt a shiver
What would be her fate
Event horizon
Came in view
Black hole open wide
She felt the pull of cold dark matter
“Spare my life” she cried
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Across the town
Out to the farm
Nobody hears it
When they sound the alarm
The people dozed
The people slept
Nobody saw
The tears that Liberty wept
And now she feels
The closing jaws
Like a wayward lamb caught in the claws
They march in rows
They come in waves
Out of their mansions
They rise from their graves
They roam the land
Like birds of prey
strip the bounty
And fly away
There is no rhyme
There is no reason
It tastes like greed
And it smells like treason
What would the spirit of the warrior say
Pick up the torch and light the way
Defend your love
Take back the day

Liberty standing by the river
Her mind was filled with doubt
All her life she’d been a giver
Her time was running out
People said she’d gotten old
That her time had come
Trading freedom for a purse of gold
And a shadow ‘cross face of the sun
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They see the world
With one accord
They say they talk to angels
And walk with the lord
They burn the books
Re write the page
They speak of love
And are filled with rage
They on their knees
They say their prayers
And tell your mother
That your body is theirs
Beware the storm
Behold the force
Reality is broken
And has gone off course
These aren’t the days
To act on whim
These aren’t the days
Of equilibrium
There’s no way out
But to lean in
Pick up the pieces
And let the work begin
What would the spirit of the warrior say
take up the torch and light the way
Defend your love
Defend your love
Take back the day

What was it Patrick Henry said
Give me liberty
Or leave me for dead
Defend your love
Defend your love
Build a fortress around your love
Defend your love