I'll decide
In a moment's time
To turn away
Leave it all behind

So we climb
So we're all are told the line
The crowd is home
The treasure found

So let it go
Wake up, wake up, wake up
We're almost home
So let it go
Wake up, wake up, wake up
We're almost home

Time to scout
When I was a child there
I know at heart
To be at your side

So we climb
Somewhere I will draw the line
I dream it, too
The stars were mine

So let it go
Wake up, wake up, wake up
We're almost home
So let it go
Wake up, wake up, wake up
We're almost home

I'll decide
In a moment's time
To turn away
Leave it all behind

So we climb
Somewhere I will draw the line
The crowd is home
The treasure found

So let it go
Wake up, wake up, wake up
We're almost home
So let it go
Wake up, wake up, wake up
We're almost home
So let it go
Wake up, wake up, wake up
We're almost home
So let it go
Wake up, wake up, wake up
We're almost home


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    Memory

    This is a song that really speaks to me. I associated it with my dog's untimely death, which broke my heart. But this song made me think about how I'd done my best to give him a worthwhile life, a happy one which he lived to its peak; he was a glue that bound our family together for eight years. It makes me think that in his afterlife, he'd live in our memories, and keep us going strong. And when you love him like we did, that's more than we could have asked for. That's why this song means so much to me. It's beautifully uplifting.

    deadmoby5on April 24, 2014   Link

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