A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

Heart [blank_start]beats[blank_end] fast [blank_start]Colors[blank_end] and [blank_start]promises[blank_end] How to be [blank_start]brave[blank_end]? How can I [blank_start]love[blank_end] when I'm [blank_start]afraid[blank_end] to [blank_start]fall[blank_end]? But watching you stand alone All of my [blank_start]doubt[blank_end] suddenly [blank_start]goes[blank_end] [blank_start]away[blank_end] somehow [blank_start]One[blank_end] [blank_start]step[blank_end] [blank_start]closer[blank_end] I have [blank_start]died[blank_end] every day [blank_start]waiting[blank_end] for you [blank_start]Darling[blank_end], don't be afraid I [blank_start]have[blank_end] [blank_start]loved[blank_end] you for a [blank_start]thousand[blank_end] [blank_start]years[blank_end] I'll [blank_start]love[blank_end] you for a [blank_start]thousand[blank_end] [blank_start]more[blank_end] [blank_start]Time[blank_end] stands [blank_start]still[blank_end] Beauty in all she is I will be [blank_start]brave[blank_end] I will not let anything [blank_start]take[blank_end] [blank_start]away[blank_end] What's [blank_start]standing[blank_end] in [blank_start]front[blank_end] of [blank_start]me[blank_end] [blank_start]Every[blank_end] breath Every [blank_start]hour[blank_end] has [blank_start]come[blank_end] to [blank_start]this[blank_end] [blank_start]One[blank_end] [blank_start]step[blank_end] [blank_start]closer[blank_end] I have [blank_start]died[blank_end] every day [blank_start]waiting[blank_end] for you Darling, don't be [blank_start]afraid[blank_end] I have [blank_start]loved[blank_end] you for a [blank_start]thousand[blank_end] [blank_start]years[blank_end] I'll [blank_start]love[blank_end] you for a [blank_start]thousand[blank_end] [blank_start]more[blank_end] And all [blank_start]along[blank_end] I [blank_start]believed[blank_end] I would [blank_start]find[blank_end] [blank_start]you[blank_end] Time has brought your [blank_start]heart[blank_end] to me I have [blank_start]loved[blank_end] you for a [blank_start]thousand[blank_end] [blank_start]years[blank_end] I'll [blank_start]love[blank_end] you for a [blank_start]thousand[blank_end] [blank_start]more[blank_end] [blank_start]One[blank_end] [blank_start]step[blank_end] [blank_start]closer[blank_end] [blank_start]One[blank_end] [blank_start]step[blank_end] [blank_start]closer[blank_end] I have [blank_start]died[blank_end] every day [blank_start]waiting[blank_end] for [blank_start]you[blank_end] [blank_start]Darling[blank_end] don't be [blank_start]afraid[blank_end] I have [blank_start]loved[blank_end] you for a [blank_start]thousand[blank_end] [blank_start]years[blank_end] I'll [blank_start]love[blank_end] you for a [blank_start]thousand[blank_end] [blank_start]more[blank_end] And all [blank_start]along[blank_end] I [blank_start]believed[blank_end] I would [blank_start]find[blank_end] [blank_start]you[blank_end] [blank_start]Time[blank_end] has brought your [blank_start]heart[blank_end] to me I have [blank_start]loved[blank_end] you for a [blank_start]thousand[blank_end] [blank_start]years[blank_end] I'll [blank_start]love[blank_end] you for a [blank_start]thousand[blank_end] [blank_start]more[blank_end]

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