A Line in the Sand
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Intro
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Verse 1
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How to stop the murdering, by now we should have learned
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If we don't then we're a sham, bad overwhelms the good
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Bad overwhelms the good
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Oh oh-oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Verse 2
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What I've seen, yes it's changed how I see humankind
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I used to think progress was made, we could get something right
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We could get something right
Chorus 1
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Enough is enough, a line in the sand
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Seven or eight thousand people killed by hand
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They stepped off the edge, they did not step back
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If we have not learned by now, then we're a sham
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Verse 3
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When we first got to the camp, supplies were not enough
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I saw a displaced family eating a cold horse's hoof
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Oh a cold horse's hoof
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Oh oh-oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Verse 4
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We sent up tents, brought in water, air drops were dispersed
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But I saw people kill each other just to get there first
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Oh just to get there first
Chorus 2
B D G F#
Enough is enough, a line in the sand
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Seven or eight thousand people killed by hand
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They stepped off the edge, they did not step back
B D G A B
If we have not learned by now, then we're a sham
Solo
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Outro
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What we did, why we did it, I make no excuse
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We got things wrong but I believe we also did some good
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What we did, why we did it, I make no excuse
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I believe we have a future to do something good
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Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh-oh oh oh oh
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Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh