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IT IS TIME
It is time
Now is the time
To desire Declare Demand
If not now
When?
When will we ever let the dogs loose
And mount the horse rearing and foaming at the mouth
When will we come to call on that which stirs in our deepest depths
Order it to come out and fight To show its might
In our duel with life when will we have the guts to risk everything
To find a living worth dying for
Will we ever gather the strength to face our biggest fears
And refuse to kneel for any threat
When will we dare to claim our birth right Freedom
And feel the fiercest of all forces Love
And then feed them! – the beasts that they are – at our own peril
Keeping our heads held high in honour to them always
Come what may
When will we rise to the hardest challenge
And remain upright whatever the consequences
And when will we come to serve Truth with all we have got
Despite it bringing pain and knowledge of the darkest kind
When will we learn to walk with danger on the way of the divine
And still find awe and wonder at every turn
When will we ever let our hearts and souls claim victory
So we can finally find where true living lies
– more alive than ever
If not now
When?
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