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These words I give to you

When you feel the cold night closing in

My native son

These wounds I'll heal for you

When you feel the thorns that pierce your skin

I feel your hurt

[Pre-Chorus]

This world can be cold

But this is all we have

I'm talking to you, my native son

[Chorus 1]

When the day has overcome you

And the taste won't go away

You're a child of creation

And you were made this way

[Chorus 2]

The blackness is close behind you

And with wickedness coming fast

You're a child of creation

All this will pass

You walk your path

This cold that bites your skin

It cuts like knives into your heart

Forever winter

These names that break you

We all have a side to us that can turn

Just watch me break

[Pre-Chorus]

This world can be cruel

But this is all we have

I'm talking to you, my native son

[Chorus]

When the day has overcome you

And the taste won't go away

You're a child of creation

And you were made this way

[Chorus 2]

The blackness close behind you

And with wickedness coming fast

You're a child of creation

All this will pass

You walk your path

Don't be afraid to walk in the footprints

Where others have failed

Strangers surround you, taunt and betray you

Bring you down

These are the free words

These are the true words I give to you

Just walk in the footprints

Don't be afraid to stand your ground, my son

[Pre-Chorus]

This world can be cruel

But this is all we have

I'm talking to you, my native son

[Chorus]

When the taste has overcome you

And the pain won't go away

You're a child of creation

And you were made this way

[Chorus 2]

The blackness close behind you

And with wickedness coming fast

You're a child of creation

All this will pass

You walk your path