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The Amoreys: Music

The Wilder

(The Amoreys)
The Wilder

LAST NIGHT I LAY CHOKIN'
ON A DREAM FILLED WITH ASHES
LAST NIGHT I LAY CHOKIN'
ON A BAG FILLED WITH TEARS
I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE THINGS THEY HAD OPENED
I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT THEY SANG
THEY SANG

THESE ARE THE WILDER THAT COME FROM THE CITY
THESE ARE THE WILDER THAT COME FROM THE HILLS
THESE ARE THE WILDER WITH HEARTS FILLED WITH NOTHIN'
THESE ARE THE WILDER WITH HEARTS FILED WITH TEARS

I WANTED TO KNOW THEN
WERE THEY POOR CHILDREN
I WANTED TO KNOW
WHERE THEY WERE FROM
WHO TAPED THEIR VOICES WERE THEY IN HEAVEN
WHY COULD I HEAR THEM WHAT HAD I DONE
THEY SANG

THESE ARE THE WILDER THAT COME FROM THE CITY
THESE ARE THE WILDER THAT COME FROM THE HILLS
THESE ARE THE WILDER WITH HEARTS FILLED WITH VISION
THESE ARE THE WILDER WITH HEARTS FILED WITH SONG


A BOX FILLED WITH TAPES
THE VOICES OF CHILDREN
NUMBERED AND LABELLED
AND LAIN ON A STONE
OPENED ABOVE A MISTED GREEN MOUNTAIN
WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THE VOICES THAT SING

WE ARE THE WILDER THAT COME FROM THE MOUNTAINS
WE ARE THE WILDER THAT COME FROM THE HILLS
WE ARE THE WILDER THAT COME FROM YOUR CITY
WE ARE THE WILDER THAT COME FROM YOUR HEART- REPEAT