Chorus: Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust


Verse 1:
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        A long time ago, before the ice and snow

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        There were giants, that walked this land

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        Each step they took, the mighty mountains shook

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        And the trees took a knee, and the seas rolled in

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        Then one day, they say the sky gave way
  
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        And death rained down, it made a terrible sound

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        There was fire everywhere, and nothin was spared

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        That walked on the land, or flew through the air

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        When it all was over, the slate wiped clean with a touch

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        There God stood, and he saw it was good

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        And he said, "Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust"

           
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        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

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        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust


Verse 2:
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        The sea gave birth, and it crawled up on the dirt

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        And stood up, and took a look around

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        Said "I'm the next big thing, and the gift that I bring

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        comes directly from God, this ain't no holdin me down"

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        So he crowned himself King, Now no one remembers his name

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        But the seed that he sowed, took the show on the road

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        There was blood on their hands, and a plague on the land

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        They drew a line in the sand, and made their last stand
           
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        They said "God made us in his image, and it's in God that we trust

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        When asked about the men, that had died by their hands

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        They said "Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust" 

         
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        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

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        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
        


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Verse 3:

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        Now, nobody lives forever

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        Nothin stands, the test of time

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        Oh, you heard'em say "Never say Never"

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        Ah but it's always best, to keep it in mind

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        That every tower, ever built tumbles

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        No matter how strong, no matter how tall

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        Some day, even great walls crumble
 
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        And every idol ever raised, falls

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        And someday, even man's best laid plans

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        Will lie twisted, and covered in rust

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        When we've done all that we can, but it slipped through our hands

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        And it's "Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust"


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        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

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        Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust