Liberation

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[Verse 1]
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He saw them coming through the Berlin Wall
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And there were tears in his eyes
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He'd never thought he'd see that concrete fall
                               E7      Am
He felt their joy and their surprise
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He saw them walking past the border guard
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He saw them wonder at their gain
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But deep inside he knew that every yard
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They walked towards another pain
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That needed liberation


[Verse 2]
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He saw them in the Ku Dam shop and store
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With freedom money in their hands
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Soon it was gone but still they wanted more
                            E7     Am
To take back to their Motherland
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He saw her move towards a pair of jeans
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He saw him move towards a bar
                            G               F
But as they neither of them had the means
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He knew they'd travelled much too far
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Away from liberation


[Verse 3]
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He'd been on the treadmill every day
                              G
He'd been the model employee
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He'd built the miracle, but now he'd say
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Where is the miracle for me?
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He owed the bank, he owed the corner store
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He owed the college, owed the town
                                                   G
Since shaking hands they'd showed him to the door
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And then they'd closed his office down


[Verse 4]
                               F             Am
He saw them coming through the Berlin Wall
                            F      Am
And there were tears in his eyes
                                 G              F
He'd never thought he'd see that concrete fall
                               E7      Am
He felt their joy and their surprise
                               F             Am
But as they came to roll those stones away
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With all their hopes and all their dreams
                             G             F
He knew that day was not the time to say
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Freedom is never what it seems
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We all need liberation