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Beneath The Winter Snow Ft Ben Is A Dark horse - Prod - ANNO DOMINI - (Mastered)

from MASTER OF THE WORD (Episode 3) - (2012) by Rukas

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For the guy that saved my sister life 13 years ago, by jumping in front of the knife.

R.I.P
STEVEN HILL
16 YEARS OLD
1985 - 2001

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BENEATH THE WINTER SNOW

Just one of those Saturday nights for them
Lets hit the town hmm that’d be nice but then
Next thing ya know oops tragedy strikes again
Some fool reacts badly and knifes a friend
Glint of the blade young mans silhouette
Been to the grave mum and sister wept
Dad he lost a son hands shiver yep!
Can you believe it? Over one damn cigarette!?
Man I’m sick of death, tryna give it the slip but heck
That’s a trick I haven’t learned to figure yet
And it seems like no one safe these days
You can’t even look anyone in the face these days
I don’t know why we gotta die
So I asked my guiding light
She answered in the night
She said…
They say that things just cannot grow
Beneath the winter snow
Or so I have been told
They say we're buried far
Just like a distant star
I simply cannot hold

Bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum
Bum bum bum bum bum bum
Bum bum bum bum bum bum

Man I never even met that guy
Jumped in front of the blade and ended up dead that night
A guys bleeding for defending his friends shit
Life is fleeting it could end in suspense quick
I think about the kids that stabbed Steven
And how it could’ a been my sister that evening
Mum yelling “why they took my son?”
Don’t know and how come all the good die young?
Ten years to late these words waited long for you
but I wrote this belated song for you
I send you my blessing please understand
you aint forgotten Steve, Rest in peace my man!

I’m right there freezing in the road
The winter king you can’t teach the wind to blow
And when he’s gone apple seeds begin to grow
But for now willow trees are swinging low
And sycamore leaves are spinning slow
To be buried way beneath the winter snow
Buried deep like the peace within my soul
Came in like the breeze I bring ya hope
You know what? I believe I’m in control
No prob or at least I think I cope
But I didn’t achieve a thing I broke
Choked and reached my limit… Oh!

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from MASTER OF THE WORD (Episode 3) - (2012), released May 29, 2012

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