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There was no time for pain,

no energy for anger.

The sightlessness of

hatred slips away.

Walking through

winter streets alone.

He stops and take a breath

with confidence and self control.

I look at the world

and see no understanding.

I'm waiting to find

some sense of strength.

I'm begging you

from the bottom of my heart

to show me understanding.

I need to live life

like some people never will.

So find me kindness,

find me beauty, find me truth.

When temptation

brings me to my knees,

and I lay here drained of strength.

Show me kindness,

show me beauty,

show me truth.

The way your heart sounds

makes all the difference.

It's what decides if you'll endure

the pain that we all feel.

The way your heart beats

makes all the difference

in learning to live.

Here before me is my soul,

I'm learning to live.

I won't give up until

I've no more to give.

No more to give!

Listening to the city,

whispering its violence.

I set out watching from above.

The 90's bring new questions,

new solutions to be found.

I fell in love to be let down.

Once again we dance in the crowd,

at times a step away from

a common fear that's all spread out,

it won't listen to what you say.

Once you're touched,

you stand alone to face

the bitter fight.

Once I reached

for love and now

I reach for life.

Another chance to lift my life,

free the sensation in my heart,

to ride the wings of dreams

into changing horizons.

It brings inner peace

within my mind,

as I'm lifted from where

I've spilt my life.

I hear an innocent voice,

I hear kindness, beauty and truth.

The way your heart sounds

makes all the difference.

It's what decides if you'll endure

the pain that we all feel.

The way your heart beats

makes all the difference

in learning to live.

Spread before you is your soul,

so forever hold the dreams within our hearts.

Through nature's inflexible grace,

I'm learning to live.