Tell me a Story

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Aajmal Henry

Tell me a Story

Tell me a story, oh dear dreaming mind

My hands are idle my eyes grow heavy

To pass the hours, to sponge up the time

So dear thought wracked brain, dream up a story

Tell me a story of villainous foes

Destroyers of peace in dark times most grim

Who spread corruption wherever wind blows

And smother all light till hope becomes dim

Tell me of heroes who rose up to fight

Who pressed on forward, ever undeterred

To vanquish evil and bring day to night

That sounds of freedom may again be heard

Tell me a story, a stretch of long days

And how they unfold in fathomless ways