United by breaking waves
And surging blood
And the same paths paved
In the same sod
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United by tattered cloth
And winds that whip
And the same high cost
And the same ship
–
United by hot blue steel
And cold gray clouds
And the same strange seal
And the same vow
–
United by summer storms
And gusts that tear
And the fight that looms
With a harsh glare
–
United by broken bones
And Covenants kept
And the same deep groans
And tears wept
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United by shameful wrongs
And a righteous fire
And the same lilting song
And the same lyre
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United by ancient crown
And a rebel streak
And the same battles won
By the same sweat
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United – why break cords?
Why sever the ties?
Why strike with the sword
And, silent, die?
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Unity – running fast
Like the sand on the shore
If it slips through your grasp
It is no more
