Arena

You can take it
If you want it
You can break it
If you need it

I'll never fight another day
But you can take the flesh not the soul away
They're calling from the lions den
They're fighting for the ghosts of holy men

Into the arena we climb
We look to the sky
Into the arena we climb
You and i

Is it over
When the light goes?
Bella nova
Tell me who knows

Scars will beat the minds of men
Can you feel the thorns upon the skin?
I'll never fight another day till i die

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Yes i hear you
Yes i see you
Yes i feel you
And i need you

Is it over, i'll never fight another day
When the light goes?
But you can take the flesh, not the soul away
Bella nova, they're calling from the lions den
Tell me who knows?
They're fighting for the souls of holy men

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If i whispered words, would you hear them now?
Would you cross the deepest seas?
In the fiercest winds, on the burning trail,
Seal it with your word.

If i whispered words, would you keep a lie?
Would you promise me till time?
So if we grow old and the distance parts,
So seal it with your word.

Oh, i'll scream upon the hill,
So, you can hear me still.
Now, will we ever fade?
I seal it with my word.

If i whispered words, would you hear them now?
Would you cross the deepest seas?
In the fiercest winds, on the burning trail,
Seal it with your word.

Tell me why,
I don't believe in you.
I don't believe it's true.
I don't believe in you.

Happens nearly every time,
If you let them, they'll control your mind,
Yes your mind.

But that was only yesterday,
So you had to wash your head in hate.
In hate, in hate.

Tell me why,
I don't believe in you.
I don't believe it's true.
I don't believe in you.

Shall we stand against the wind?
Staring at the justice of their sins,
Their sins.

What have they done to live this way?
In a modern world, the fragile pay
They pay, oh yes they pay.

Tell me why,
I don't believe in you.
I don't believe it's true.
I don't believe in you.

Another meltdown,
Another change of state.
Some other big town,
Where he can make his break.

And she said, "no, i like it this way."
And he said, "oh, does this mean i can stay?"

I feel like i'm just caving in
I really do
And what is to be must be

Help me, now i'm falling
Give me early warning
Help me, i'm in danger, over you

So how you feeling?
You know it's not too late.
Don't hold your head down,
You must recuperate.

And she said, "no, i like it this way."
And he said, "oh, does this mean i can stay?"

I feel like i'm just caving in
I really do
And what is to be must be

Help me, now i'm falling
Give me early warning
Help me, i'm in danger, over you

Took the ground,
From underneath my feet.
Silent town,
Ghosts this empty street.

I see the home that once was mine,
Now just bones of former life.
Touch this page of sacred time, again,
I see you call...

You don't have to be strong for me.
I won't shoot your defences down.
Whatever happens, i want you to see
We can face it together.
And turn it around.

A new life
Grows within his hands.
Coming back
To this promised land.

And with these bones we will rebuild,
To the flesh of future life.
Giving back that sacred time, again...

You don't have to be strong for me.
I won't shoot your defences down.
Whatever happens, i want you to see,
We can face it together.
And turn it around.

Standing on the border,
Waiting on the line.
Silence is a stranger,
In these troubled times.
I recall a better place,
Where i controlled my mind.
We had no fears at all...
The day before the war.

Hands across the water,
The sun is in the east.
Who will feed the famine
After lions feast?
In the name of jesus,
In the name of god,
You took it all in vain...
The day before the war.

Standing on the border,
Waiting on the line.
Feet in bloody water,
Deafened by the crime.
I recall the beauty,
Young will never see.
We had no fears at all...
The day before the war.

Hearts across the water,
The sun is in the east.
Ships arrived this morning,
From the burning sea.
Take away the glory,
Take away the pain.
You were a friend of mine...
The day before the war.