06. The Woe That Still Believes in Love

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[Intro]
There is a dream I kept alive
When the room had gone cold,
A candle under weather,
A story never told.

[Verse 1]
They say the world is crowded,
Seven billion hearts and more,
Yet a man can stand among them
Like a key without a door.
I watched envy poison houses,
Watched pride refuse to bend,
Watched the greedy call it wisdom
When they would not be a friend.

[Pre-Chorus]
But love is not a trophy,
Love is not a trade;
Love is the holy courage
Not to let the soul degrade.

[Chorus]
This is the woe that still believes in love,
Still lifts its eyes above,
Still keeps a place beside the fire.
This is the heart they could not make untrue,
Still waiting to be new,
Still walking through desire.
If poverty can chain the gate,
If time can bruise the dove,
I remain the woe, the woe,
The woe that still believes in love.

[Verse 2]
I wanted more than passing warmth,
More than hunger dressed as fate,
I wanted vows with moral weight,
A house no lie could break.
Every dream may look foolish
To the crowd that never bleeds,
But a noble love is still a seed
Beneath the winter weeds.

[Hook]
Do not give up the dream
Because the road has been unkind.

[Extension 1 - Verse 3]
There are virtues we must practise
When the world becomes unfair:
Compassion in the famine,
Honesty in prayer.
Do not envy another table,
Do not curse another's spring,
Build the soul into a chapel
Even when you cannot sing.

[Bridge]
I have watched the years go under,
I have counted every cost,
I have felt the social winter
Of a life delayed and lost.
But the heart is not defeated
Just because the feast is late;
Sometimes God keeps oil hidden
For the lamp beside the gate.

[Choir]
Hold on, hold on,
The dream is not yet gone.
The dream is not yet gone.

[Extension 2 - Final Movement]
Let the bitter learn forgiveness,
Let the lonely still be kind,
Let the dreamer keep a window
For the life he hopes to find.
Love cannot be bought by status,
Love cannot be forced by pain,
But the soul prepared by virtue
May receive the healing rain.
[Final Moral]
Do not become what wounded you,
Do not worship what you lack;
Keep the heart clean for the blessing
That may one day answer back.
[Final Chorus]
This is the woe that still believes in love,
Still lifts its eyes above,
Still keeps a place beside the fire.
This is the heart they could not make untrue,
Still waiting to be new,
Still walking through desire.
If poverty can chain the gate,
If time can bruise the dove,
I remain the woe, the woe,
The woe that still believes in love.
[Outro]
Do not give up the dream
Because the road has been unkind.

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[Intro] There is a dream I kept alive When the room had gone cold, A candle under weather, A story never told. [Verse 1] They say the world is crowded, Seven billion hearts and more, Yet a man can stand among them Like a key without a door. I watched envy poison houses, Watched pride refuse to bend, Watched the greedy call it wisdom When they would not be a friend. [Pre-Chorus] But love is not a trophy, Love is not a trade; Love is the holy courage Not to let the soul degrade. [Chorus] This is the woe that still believes in love, Still lifts its eyes above, Still keeps a place beside the fire. This is the heart they could not make untrue, Still waiting to be new, Still walking through desire. If poverty can chain the gate, If time can bruise the dove, I remain the woe, the woe, The woe that still believes in love. [Verse 2] I wanted more than passing warmth, More than hunger dressed as fate, I wanted vows with moral weight, A house no lie could break. Every dream may look foolish To the crowd that never bleeds, But a noble love is still a seed Beneath the winter weeds. [Hook] Do not give up the dream Because the road has been unkind. [Extension 1 - Verse 3] There are virtues we must practise When the world becomes unfair: Compassion in the famine, Honesty in prayer. Do not envy another table, Do not curse another's spring, Build the soul into a chapel Even when you cannot sing. [Bridge] I have watched the years go under, I have counted every cost, I have felt the social winter Of a life delayed and lost. But the heart is not defeated Just because the feast is late; Sometimes God keeps oil hidden For the lamp beside the gate. [Chorus] This is the woe that still believes in love, Still lifts its eyes above, Still keeps a place beside the fire. This is the heart they could not make untrue, Still waiting to be new, Still walking through desire. [Choir] Hold on, hold on, The dream is not yet gone. The dream is not yet gone. [Extension 2 - Final Movement] Let the bitter learn forgiveness, Let the lonely still be kind, Let the dreamer keep a window For the life he hopes to find. Love cannot be bought by status, Love cannot be forced by pain, But the soul prepared by virtue May receive the healing rain. [Final Moral] Do not become what wounded you, Do not worship what you lack; Keep the heart clean for the blessing That may one day answer back. [Final Chorus] This is the woe that still believes in love, Still lifts its eyes above, Still keeps a place beside the fire. This is the heart they could not make untrue, Still waiting to be new, Still walking through desire. If poverty can chain the gate, If time can bruise the dove, I remain the woe, the woe, The woe that still believes in love. [Outro] Do not give up the dream Because the road has been unkind.

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