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De la de lay la
It's up to you
For every passing day
To not let the past pass away
It's up to you
Now that you understand
To take those who don't by the hand
'Cause you can see it coming
You can see it coming
You can see their light fade
Beneath the stars
It's up to you
Not to sing along
When all of the feeling is gone
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this requiem
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this silent requiem
De la de lay la
It's up to you
To understand your age
To not let the years charge a wage
It's up to you
To see it in the eyes
Of all those who don't realize
'Cause you can see it coming
You can see it coming
You can see them high, high above the stars
It's up to you
Not to sing along
When all of the feeling is gone
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this requiem
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this silent requiem
And I can see that look on your face
When you don't sing along, you don't sing along
And I can see that look on your face
When you don't sing along, you don't sing along
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this requiem
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this requiem
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this silent requiem
De la de lay la
And I can see that look on your face
When you don't sing along, you don't sing along
And I can see that look on your face
When you don't sing along, you don't sing along
And I can see that look on your face
It's up to you
For every passing day
To not let the past pass away
It's up to you
Now that you understand
To take those who don't by the hand
'Cause you can see it coming
You can see it coming
You can see their light fade
Beneath the stars
It's up to you
Not to sing along
When all of the feeling is gone
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this requiem
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this silent requiem
De la de lay la
It's up to you
To understand your age
To not let the years charge a wage
It's up to you
To see it in the eyes
Of all those who don't realize
'Cause you can see it coming
You can see it coming
You can see them high, high above the stars
It's up to you
Not to sing along
When all of the feeling is gone
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this requiem
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this silent requiem
And I can see that look on your face
When you don't sing along, you don't sing along
And I can see that look on your face
When you don't sing along, you don't sing along
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this requiem
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this requiem
'Cause we don't sing the same song anymore
Now you're offering this silent requiem
De la de lay la
And I can see that look on your face
When you don't sing along, you don't sing along
And I can see that look on your face
When you don't sing along, you don't sing along
And I can see that look on your face
Lyrics submitted by BlueAndStarry
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