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In the stillness and silence of what I call my place,
I thought I was alone.


So, I sang, and I danced, and I talked...
I thought I was alone.


Then I laughed, and I cried, and I prayed, and I implored...
I thought I was alone.


Then, I realized, "Alone? What's that?
Aren't you Me? Am I not you?"


Then, I wanted to sing, and dance, and talk, and laugh,
And cry, and pray, and implore...


But this time, all I could do was to LOVE...