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Sacred Place


Thou shall not steal

Thou shall not lie

Thou shall not kill

 

Society steals

Society lies

Society kills

 

We recognize as faithful

But all we do is the unfaithful

We recognize as truthful

But all we do is lie

 

We just want to be the same

in a world that’s different.

 
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