Ivory Tower 2008, Gibson Chase-Pinkney (Verse 1) Solid and solemn, Guarded and grave A scholar of culture, The roadways he paved / G Em C D / G Em C D / Forgotten and lonely, Sitting alone Over a courtyard of crumbling stone / G Em C D / G Em C D / He said.. go home Leave me alone / C D / G DC / G DC / He said.. don't fight Let there be light / C D / G DC / G DC / (Verse 2) Bringing a light, bringing a sound He taught their hearts reason, And reason they found Spreading his knowledge, Teaching the truth Respecting old wisdom, Encouraging youth He said.. come near nothing to fear He said.. be true Let the light through (Verse 3) Some men want no reason, some men need no light Shunning his knowledge, With hatred and spite Undoing progress, with torches and swords Pillaging cities for treasures to horde He said.. go home Leave us alone You have no right To snuff out our light (Verse 4) But the wild don't listen, Evil men need no homes Enlightenment lost with the toss of a stone He said.. go home Leave me alone He said.. don't fight Let there be light (Verse 1) Solid and solemn, Guarded and grave A scholar of culture, The roadways he paved Forgotten and lonely, Sitting alone Over a courtyard of crumbling stone
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