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Why Must A Building Burn?Do you need a flagTo know who you are? Did you get intentionally left behind? There's a curve in the road That I intimately know And, you know, I got caught on that curve before Why must a building burn Before a lesson is learned? An unoriginal thought I've often fallen short If I could bottle the tonic of your laughter I would A girl running at night Clutching a rectangle of light Still fills her lungs with the dust of a life Why must a building burn Before the powerful learn? I saw a picture (I saw a picture) Beamed right through me (Beamed right through me) I was stunned to recognise your smiling face A family photo (A family photo) One of many (One of many) I was stunned to recognise your smiling face I was hoping for a message to tell me you were here I was waiting for a message to tell me you were here I was hoping for a message to tell me you were here I saw a picture (I saw a picture) On my telly (On my telly) I was stunned to recognise your smiling face It was you It was you It was you all along |