On Children chords by Astrid Seriese

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Your
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children are not your children
They are the sons and daughters
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of life's longing for itself
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They come through you,
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but they are not from you
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And though they are with you,
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they belong not to you
You can give them your love,
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but not your thoughts
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They have their own thoughts,
they have their own thoughts
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You can house their bodies,
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but not their souls
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For their souls dwell in a
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place of tomorrow
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Which you cannot visit,
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not even in your dreams
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You can try to be like them,
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but you cannot make them just like you
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Try to be like them,
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try to be like them,
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try to be like them,
try to be like them
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For your children are
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not your children
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They are the sons and daughters
of life's longing for itself
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Give them your love and   love
you house their souls
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For their souls dwell
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in a place of tomorrow
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Your children are not
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your children,
they are the sons and daughters
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of life's longing.
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of life's longing for
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itself.
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you