DJ Premier on the beat!
We were alone and on our own
In the dark between the stars
From the shadows to the pyre
Amidst the chaos, from the stars
Love, life and liberty
Hate, death and captivity
Like a stain of starless darkness
Across the canvas of space
Star by star
Corrupting all of humanity
So much alike are we
When I see you I see me
Star by star
Star by star
Galaxies glitter in the black night sky
Towards progress, towards death
From the stars we have come
And to the stars we will return
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I have a tale to tell
Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well
I was not ready for the fall
Too blind to see the writing on the wall
A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned, 'till then
It will burn inside of me
I know where beauty lives
I've seen it once, I know the warm[th] she gives
The light that you could never see
It shines inside, you can't take that from me
A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned, 'till then
It will burn inside of me
The truth is never far behind
You kept it hidden well
If I live to tell
The secret I knew then
Will I ever have the chance again
If I ran away, I'd never have the strength
To go very far
How would they hear the beating of my heart
Will it grow cold
The secret that I hide, will I grow old
How will they hear
When will they learn
How will they know
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