Only When We Fall

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ONLY WHEN WE FALL

It's only when we fall we find our wings
It's only when we fall we need to fly
In the falling is the knowing
That we are going to die
It's only when we fall we find your wings

It's when we're empty tears begin to fall
It's when we're empty we invite the good
We begin to sing our blood
The songs of brotherhood
It's when we're empty tears begin to fall

Stay awake, my friends, don't go to sleep
Stay awake, for there is no watch dog
Tonight no church nor temple
No mosque nor synagogue
Stay awake, my friends, don't go to sleep

Strip away our pride, wear simple clothes
Strip away our pride, don't hide our love
In the center of the night
There is a light that doesn't move
Strip away our pride, wear simple clothes

The moth beats his wings against the light
The moth beats his wings until he dies
He couldn't get inside
No matter how he tried
He died by going too close to the light

Stay awake, my friends, don't fall asleep
Stay awake, for there is no watch dog
No church nor temple
No mosque nor synagogue
Stay awake, my friends, don't fall asleep

It's when we're empty tears begin to fall
It's when we're empty we invite the good
And begin to rhyme our blood
With the beat of brotherhood
It's when we're empty tears begin to fall

And it's only when we fall we find our wings
It's only when we fall we learn to fly
In the falling is the knowing
That we are going to die
It's only when we fall we find our wings

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