Common Ground

[Verse 2]
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Phoenician ships sail out to sea Filed with time and ancient history
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While other ships sail out to space To search for time of win some ancient race
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But Icarus beware the sun Your youthful feathers come undone
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We watch them fall, We count them one by one

[Verse 3]
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No barefoot tribes to walk the land Civilised we bleed them into sand
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And the tallest poppies fall from grace Hollow men take power and take their place
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The atom splits black holes are born Into this chaos science warns
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Truth is written down on shifting sands

[Break]
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[Verse 4]
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Urgently we search for clues Every morning read the daily news
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Hollow words that ring and ring New York city hear the sirens sing
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If mushroom clouds hang overhead We’ll tuck our children into bed
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Saying this is what we’ve all be waiting for

[Verse 5]
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Billowed sails and blood red sun Flags are raised and tear apart each one
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While nations battle rise and fall Love walks lonely by the berlin wall
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Carelessly we make no sound And hope that love can still be found
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While planet earth is built on common ground

[Outro]
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Love wants to be found
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As planet built is built on common
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As planet built is built on common
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As planet built is built on common ground