Hi Floyd,

I'm so incredibly late to this one that I don't think I'll ever manage to get over the embarrassment!

This is as top-notch as anything I've ever heard. Everything works together to create excellence in every aspect.

I've gotta say I really liked the lines
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a lifetime of dreams, blood, sweat and tears
on the line with every seed you've thrown

They were incredibly visual phrases for me and really shone a whole new light on the often used phrase "blood, sweat and tears". I found myself pondering on how much better 'thrown' worked in making the line an action phrase rather than 'sown'. These lines were also very powerful at magnifying the pathos created by the lyrics and were a perfect emotional trigger for the chorus.

I also found myself reflecting a great deal on the bridge's line
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old friends gone to the earth that they lived for

Again, pathos was magnified and I found this phrase a wonderfully gentle way of showing the cycle of life from the perspective of the man on the land.

I tip my hat to you, this song is songwriting at its very best.

Regards,
Noel

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