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'Twas
in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
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When
blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
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I
came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
"Come
in," she said,
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"I'll
give you shelter from the storm."
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And
if I pass this way again, you can rest assured
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I'll
always do my best for her, on that I give my word
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In
a world of steel-eyed death, and men who are fighting to be warm.
"Come
in," she said,
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"I'll
give you shelter from the storm."
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Not
a word was spoke between us, there was little risk involved
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Everything
up to that point had been left unresolved.
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Try
imagining a place where it's always safe and warm.
"Come
in," she said,
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"I'll
give you shelter from the storm."
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I
was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail,
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Poisoned
in the bushes an' blown out on the trail,
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Hunted
like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn.
"Come
in," she said,
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"I'll
give you shelter from the storm."
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Suddenly
I turned around and she was standin' there
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With
silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair.
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She
walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns.
"Come
in," she said,
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"I'll
give you shelter from the storm."
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Now
there's a wall between us, somethin' there's been lost
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I
took too much for granted, got my signals crossed.
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Just
to think that it all began on a long-forgotten morn.
"Come
in," she said,
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"I'll
give you shelter from the storm."
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Well,
the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
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But
nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
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And
the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn.
"Come
in," she said,
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"I'll
give you shelter from the storm."
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I've
heard newborn babies wailin' like a mournin' dove
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And
old men with broken teeth stranded without love.
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Do
I understand your question, man, is it hopeless and forlorn?
"Come
in," she said,
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"I'll
give you shelter from the storm."
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In
a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes
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I
bargained for salvation an' they gave me a lethal dose.
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I
offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn.
"Come
in," she said,
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"I'll
give you shelter from the storm."
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Well,
I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line
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Beauty
walks a razor's edge, someday I'll make it mine.
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If
I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born.
"Come
in," she said,
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"I'll
give you shelter from the storm."
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