Intro 
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When I was young 
Lying in the grass 
I felt so safe 
In the warming bath 
 
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Of sunlight 
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Of sunlight 
 
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Vast open sky 
Could do no harm 
Like an embrace 
From mother's arms 
 
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In sunlight 
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In sunlight 
 
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In sunlight 
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In sunlight 
 
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With every year 
That came to pass 
More clouds appeared 
‘Til the sky went black, And there was 
 
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No sunlight 
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No sunlight  
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And there was 
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No sunlight 
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No sunlight 
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Anymore 
 
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And it disappeared at the same speed 
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As the idealistic things I believed 
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The optimist died inside of me 
 
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No sunlight 
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No sunlight 
 
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No sunlight 
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No sunlight 
 
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And it disappeared at the same speed 
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As the idealistic things I believed 
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The optimist died inside of me 
 
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No sunlight 
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No sunlight 
 
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No sunlight 
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No sunlight 
 
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No sunlight 
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No sunlight 
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No sunlight 
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No sunlight 
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No sunlight 
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Anymore