Legacy.md

"Legacy" by Alana Henderson

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leg·a·cy

1. noun: anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor
2. adjective: of or pertaining to old or outdated computer hardware, software, or data that, while still functional, does not work well with up-to-date systems

Lyrics

VERSE 1

Come best and come brightest from near and from far You, who've had it so good for so long, here you are: The guardians of art that is new and amazing It's a torch thats worth holding, It's a trail that's worth blazing

PRE-CHORUS

But there's no fire that can't burn And there's no good that can't turn into bad if you close your intelligent minds and if you're making this world smaller day by day, are we coming any closer or just turning away?

CHORUS

So i'd like us to close the gaps Between your world and my world Between this part and that So I play in the gaps in between where we are now and realising the dream...

VERSE 2

The weak and the wanting are the first ones to go They're ones you see lost, but you choose not to know Because it doesn't concern you, they're not of your kind You've got your own thoughts and you know your own mind

PRE-CHORUS

And you might think you know so much You might think you've got it sussed But i once thought i knew as well Until it was my own who fell.. But there is learning in looking back And we've all come this far so we're on the right track

CHORUS

So i'd like us to close the gaps Between your world and my world Between this part and that So I play in the gaps in between From where we are now to realising the dream...

VERSE 3

Let my peoples legacy be An eye to eye meeting between you all and me Let my peoples legacy teach That part of the whole, is what we are each

PRE-CHORUS

So lend me your fire,
show me that spark close up the gaps keep out the dark Cuz if we're making this world smaller bit by bit What good is that, if we are not together in it?

BRIDGE

And i believe in all of you, Maybe more than you all do That's the power of joining forces: Quiet all those doubting voices, Thats the power of joining hands Balance out each-other's cans and cannot dos, they cant ignore us if the song sounds better when its sung in chorus

And if the solo wears you out, The harmony will heal it A change is coming in, The gaps are closing i can feel it!

CHORUS

So i'd like us to close the gaps Between your world and my world Between this part and that So I play in the gaps in between From where we are now to realising the dream From what I can see and what I have seen From what we are now and what I know is gonna be Our legacy

References

"Well, you must understand how it is here, Ros. The people of the Tech Republic, they’ve had it very well for a long time. They’re a new people, and assured in their safety. They’ll not be as easy as some to convince of the danger of SILOS." (novel)

"They came for our weak," Mikhail said. "They came for the desperate ones, the isolated ones in need of aid and succor. The ones that we – all of us – could have helped but didn’t." (novel)

"But now I'm here, and as I look around I realize that even though I've...we've all lost so much, we still have one another, and I have to believe that that counts for something" (play)

"Someone who believes in a dream, believes in you, perhaps even more than you believe in yourself?" (novel)

"A community eases those burdens. It helps you look at your little faults and insignificant failings for what they are. It gives you perspective.” (novel)