Intro: 
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I dreamt I saw a woman,
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Standing by the strand,
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Waiting for her people,
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To come in from the land.
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Waiting there for seven days,
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She built a fire in the sand,
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Waiting for her people,
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To come in from the land.

She had the look of a refugee,
Hiding in her eyes,
And when I tried to talk to her,
She answered with a cry,
And pointed to the water,
Out beyond the harbour line,
Where a thousand ships lay waiting,
They lay waiting for my sign.

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But I remember days of sunlight,
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With my father by my side,
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And the children ran before us,
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Like the foam upon the tide.

We ran like frightened partridge,
When the strangers came to talk,
Bringing sickness 'round them ,
And the thunder in their walk.
We ran into the valleys,
And we ran into the hills,
The young they ran before us,
Driven by a stranger's will.

I remember days of sunlight,
With my father by my side;
And the children ran before us,
Like the foam upon the tide.

I'm waiting by the land wash,
With the giant standing near,
I see them coming always,
All the children and their fear.
I'm waiting on my blanket,
And the giant waits with me,
And I will wait here always,
As they fill the endless sea.

I remember days of sunlight,
With my father by my side;
And the children ran before us,
Like the foam upon the tide.

I remember days of sunlight,
With my father by my side;
And the children ran before us,
Like the foam upon the tide.

I remember days of sunlight,
And I remember children;
And I remember days of sunlight,
And I remember ... I remember ... I remember ...