A Sign of the Ages

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It's a sign of the ages
 Markings on my mind
 Men at the crossroads
 At odds with an angry sky
 There can be no salvation
 There can be no rest
 Until all old customs
 Are put to the test
 The gods are all angry
 You hear from the breeze
 As night slams like a hammer
 Yeah, and you drop to your knees
 The questions can't be answered
 You're always haunted by the past
 The world's full of children
 Who grew up too fast
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 Yeah, but where can you run
 Since there ain't no world of your own
 And you know that no one will ever miss you
 Yeah, yeah, yeah
 When you're finally gone
 So you cry like a baby, a baby
 Or you go out and get high
 But there ain't no peace on earth, man
 Maybe peace when you die, yeah
 

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Duration
04:01
Key
7
Tempo
132 BPM

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