They built up strong foundations
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for a house they made a home,
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from stones they carved out of the mountainside.
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They filled it with a family,
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with noise they fueled the fire,
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a haven that was safe from war and life.
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And the chapel bells rang out for all the miners and their kin.
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If only they could see the state I’m in.
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As I’m peeling back the paper,
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Layer upon layer,
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Stories are still hanging in the air.
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And they speak to me of wonder,
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The struggle of it all,
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Thinking of the ones that went before,
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And it’s all here in these walls.
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The village streets were empty,
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As the snow, it raged outside.
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The winter days of 1917.
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The house fell sadly silent.
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Another missing boy.
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We’ll never know the horrors that he’s seen
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And the chapel bells rang out for all the soliders and their kin.
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If only they could see the state I’m in.
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As I’m peeling back the paper,
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Layer upon layer,
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Stories are still hanging in the air.
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And they speak to me of sorrow,
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The ruin of it all,
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Thinking of the ones that went before,
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And it’s all here in these walls.
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The builders, long forgotten.
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Old occupants, unknown.
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But this house is still a home.
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I’m standing in the doorway with a paintbrush in my hand,
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Trying to make some sweet sense of this place.
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The stairs, they may be broken,
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And the carpet’s wearing thin,
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But a beating heart and soul still remains.
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And though the chapel bells no longer ring
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And the mine, it makes no sound,
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This little house will soon be singing out.
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As I’m peeling back the paper,
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Layer upon layer,
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Stories are still hanging in the air.
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And they speak to me of wonder,
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The wisdom of it all,
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Thinking of the ones that went before,
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And it’s all here in these walls.
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It’s all here in these walls. |