Take Hold of the Flame

Album: The Warning (1984)
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  • We see the light of those who find
    A world has passed them by
    To late to save a dream that's growing cold
    We realize that fate must hide its face
    From those who try
    To see the distant signs of unforetold
    Oh oh, take hold

    From a haze came a rage of thunder
    Distant signs of darkness on the way
    Fading cries scream of pain and hunger
    But in the night the light will guide your way

    So take hold of the flame
    Don't you see life's a game
    So take hold of the flame
    You've got nothing to lose, but everything to gain

    Ride, to a place beyond our time
    Reach, for the edges of your mind, and you are there
    See, that the light will find its way
    Back to a place where it will stay, make it stay

    Throw down the chains of oppression that bind you
    With the air of freedom the flame grows bright
    We are the strong, the youth united
    We are one, we are children of the light

    So take hold of the flame
    Don't you see life's a game
    So take hold of the flame
    You've got nothing to lose, but everything to gain Publisher: TRI-RYCHE CORPORATION DBA QUEENSRYCHE PUBLISHING COMPANY
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  • Piper from San FranciscoI remember seeing these guys in 1981 down in san Francisco, small clubs, working out material before they funded their studio time, take hold of the flame was always a big hit when played in the early days, original for sure, the early line up made all the hits, later on all they can do is just play the old songs cause everything new sucks.
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