Jericho

	  		

  
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'Twas long ago near Jericho, where Joshua lit the spark 
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A soldier from a holy war, lay dying in the dark 
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And he heard the final trumpet through the sacred culling ground 
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He heard a sound like thunder, as walls came tumbling down 
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Jericho,    Jericho 
  
  
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He'd prayed to find redemption, prayed for inner peace 
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He prayed upon the innocents, when searching for release  
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He travelled far behind the lines, cut the sacred wire 
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Put his lips against the steel, like a symbol of his ire  
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Jericho,  Jericho,    Jericho 
  
  
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The lifeline was his holy cross, the giver of sweet gifts  
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Small mercies for the dying, on a final graveyard shift  
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Jericho,    Jericho 
  
  
                                                  
There was a final consecration, a final calling card 
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A lifetime's culmination, for the words that came so hard  
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The blood was coursing through his veins, he knew the final score 
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Sword lay in the scabbard and Death was at the door  
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Jericho,  Jericho,    Jericho 
  
  
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