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Promised Land
  A mystical world made of only the sweetest lies
  A gift tied up with a ribbon of deceit
  Is it too much to ask to be free for a night
  Traveling down a yellow-brick road
  Trying to get to an unknown promise land
  With only my imagination and the clothes on my back
  Turn to the right see a girl burning on a cross
  Claiming she’s w witch because of her religion
  Praying to her God to safe her fast
  Just keep walking, just keep walking
  Holding a teddy bear tight to my chest
  My mind not able to think quite right
  I can’t go back or I’ll be eaten alive
  Consumed by the fear and hatred in their eyes
  My dreams cannot be contained
  My hope cannot be tamed
  My thoughts cannot be reigned
  I’m the biggest threat to their name
  Just keep running, just keep running
  I must go to a travel to the Mountain of Melodies
  Or I will perish in the War of Words
  Covered in cuts and bruises, but invisible to the naked eye
  To call to an angel I get down on my knees
  Just keep crying, just keep crying
  Mother, Father, what do you think
  When you see me marked with sign of red
  Please hug me and say good bye
  I’m the one who chose this life
  The road is long and the road is hard
But it’s worth it to be honest to me

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