Journey Of The Magi

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Moses was old, a chill in his bones
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Falling apart, he knew in his heart that his time had come
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As he lay in his tent in the hot desert sands
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He smiled at how he would never see his promised land
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He sang, "I could have lived and died
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An Egyptian prince, could have played safe
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But in the end journey's brought joys
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That outweigh the pain"

[Verse 2]

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Now Odysseus sat tired and alone
He'd always held out against all the doubts he would come home
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Now he was here, his soul felt estranged
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His wife and his dog, his son and his gods, everything changed
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He sang, "I could have stayed and ruled
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As an Ithacan prince, could've played safe
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But in the end journey's brought joys
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That outweigh the pain"

[Verse 3]

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Now Balthazar rode for seven long years
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Eastwards and far, he followed his star and it brought him here
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To a stable in ruins in some backwater town
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To a virgin defiled, no king but a child, too small for a crown
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He sang, "I could have lived with my Gods
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As a Persian prince, I could've played safe
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But in the end journey's brought joys
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That outweigh the pain"

[Outro]

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Paupers and kings, princes and thieves
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Singers of songs, righters of wrongs, be what you believe
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Saddle your horse, shoulder your load
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Burst at the seams, be what you dream and then take to the road