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                                                                                                                                        "No Man's Land" By Mike Shaw
                                                                                                                                        No Man's Land
                                                                                                                                        By  Mike Shaw 

                                                                                                                                        When my soul is hollow
                                                                                                                                        And my heart beats no more
                                                                                                                                        When my mind no longer thinks
                                                                                                                                        And my eyes see nothing

                                                                                                                                        I shall wander
                                                                                                                                        In no mans land

                                                                                                                                        I will be lost
                                                                                                                                        As is my earth


                                                                                                                                        Left

                                                                                                                                        Ruined
                                                                                                                                        Desecrated
                                                                                                                                        Abandoned

                                                                                                                                        One day we will wake up, 

                                                                                                                                        One day we will realise 
                                                                                                                                               What we are doing, 
                                                                                                                                               What we have done, 

                                                                                                                                        One day, it will be too late. 


                                                                                                                                        Spanish Translation 
                                                                                                                                        By Alexis Garrido 

                                                                                                                                        Cuando mi alma esté vacía
                                                                                                                                        Y mi corazón ya no lata
                                                                                                                                        Cuando mi mente ya no piense
                                                                                                                                        Y mis ojos no vean nada
                                                                                                                                        Caminaré en tierra de nadie

                                                                                                                                        Estaré perdido
                                                                                                                                        Como mi tierra

                                                                                                                                        olvidada
                                                                                                                                        arruinado
                                                                                                                                        profanado
                                                                                                                                        abandonado

                                                                                                                                        Un día despertaremos, 

                                                                                                                                        Un día nos daremos cuenta de 
                                                                                                                                        Lo que estamos haciendo, 
                                                                                                                                        Lo que hemos hecho, 

                                                                                                                                        Un día, será demasiado tarde. 

                                                                                                                                        Italian Translation
                                                                                                                                        By  Gabri Rigotti  

                                                                                                                                        Quando la mia anima è vuota
                                                                                                                                        E il mio cuore non batte più
                                                                                                                                        Quando la mia mente non e più capace
                                                                                                                                        E i miei occhi non vedono più
                                                                                                                                        Mi trovero
                                                                                                                                        In un mondo di nulla
                                                                                                                                        Sarò perso.

                                                                                                                                        Pure la mia Terra
                                                                                                                                        Rimasta
                                                                                                                                        Rovinata
                                                                                                                                        Sconsacrata
                                                                                                                                        Abbandonata.

                                                                                                                                        Un giorno sveglieremmo

                                                                                                                                        Un giorno riconosceremmo
                                                                                                                                        Quel che abbiamo fatto


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