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I had a dream that I was walking Middle of nowhere on my own I didn't care where I was going I never knew a place called home Out in the desert, I was waiting I'd never wandered here before There in the silence I heard You say it Went from a whisper to a roar You said rise up You said rise up I didn't know I was sleeping I didn't know I was lost You put the skeleton key in And opened the door to my heart I'm widе awake I'm wide awake You ovеrwhelmed me like an ocean You took my hand just like a child There's not one thing I did to earn it But You gave me back my life You said rise up You said rise up I didn't know I was sleeping I didn't know I was lost You put the skeleton key in And opened the door to my heart I'm wide awake I'm wide awake Wake up all you sleepers Walk in freedom, feel it in your bones Wake up all you sleepers Walk in freedom, let Him lead us home Wake up all you sleepers Walk in freedom, feel it in your bones Wake up all you sleepers Walk in freedom, let Him lead us home Let Him lead us I didn't know I was sleeping (I was sleeping) I didn't know I was lost (I was so so lost) You put the skeleton key in (Oh-oh) And opened the door to my heart I'm wide awake (I'm wide, I'm wide, I'm wide awake) I'm wide awake (I'm wide, I'm wide, I'm wide awake) I'm wide awake