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* STRATOVARIUS - ELEMENTS (From the album: ELEMENTS PT. 1) *
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 Music and words by: Timo Tolkki

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 Tune Down 1/2 Step! 
                         (0:12)                              (0:31)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------|------------|----------------------|-----------|------------|
G---Choir-&-Keyboard---|------------|---Choir-&-Keyboard---|-----------|---Keyboard-|
D----------------------|---2~-------|----------------------|---2~------|------------|
A----------------------|---2~-------|----------------------|---2~------|------------|
E--------------------------0~----------------------------------0~-------------------|
          (1:18)
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B--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-Riff---|*-------------------------2-4-5-4-2~---------------------2-4-5-/7-5-4-----|
D--------|*--2-4-5~-----------2-4-5-------------2-4-5~-------2-4-5--------------7~-\|
A--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------0-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0------------------------|
                    pm......|                         pm....|
                                                       x2
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B---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G--------------------2-4-5-4-2---------------------------*|*------------------------|
D-2-4-5~-------2-4-5-----------5-4-2~~-------------2~~---*|*------5~-4~--2~---------|
A--------------------------------------5-3-2-------2~~----|----2------------2--5~-3~|
E--------0-0-0-------------------------------5-3-2-0~~-------0----------------------|
        pm....|                               pm..|          pm..|         pm
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------5~-4~--2~------------------/5~-4~--2~----------------5~-4~--2~---------------|
A---2------------2--5~-3~-2------------------2--5~-3~----2------------2--5~-2~-/-3~-|
E-0-------------------------5-3-2----------------------0----------------------------|
  pm..|         pm         pm....|          pm        pm..|          pm
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------5~---------------------------------------------|
D-4--5~-4~-----4--5~-4~-----4--5~-4~----4--5~-4~------4--5~-4~-----4--5~-4~-----4--5|
A-----------3~-----------3~----------------------\-3~-----------3~-----------3~-----|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 pm           pm           pm          pm            pm           pm           pm
                                Verse 1 (Acoustic Guitar)
E---------------------------||-----------0----------------0----------------2--------|
B---------------------------||---------0---0---0--------0---0---0------------2h3----|
G-----5~--------------------||*------0-------0--------0-------0----------4-------4--|
D~-4~----4--5~-4~--\--2~~---||*----------------------------------------4------------|
A------------------\--2~~---||-------------------------------------/2~--------------|
E------------------\--0~~---||---0~----------------0~-------------------------------|
        pm
E--------2----------------0---------------0----------------3----------------2-3-2---|
B----------3------------1---1---1-------1---1---1--------3---3---3--------3-------3-|
G------4-----4--------4-------4-------4-------4--------4-------4--------2-----------|
D----4---------4---------------------------------------------------/-0~-------------|
A-2~--------------0~--------------0~------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------\3~------------------------------|
     x2
E-2~~---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
B-------|---------1---1---1-------1---1---1-------1---1---1-------1---1---1---------|
G------*|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----------0|
D------*|-----2---------------2---------------2---------------2------------------2--|
A-------|---3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------\0-----|
E---0----------------0----------------0----------------0------------------0---------|
B-0---0---0------------0---0--------0---0------------0---0--------------1---1---1---|
G-------0----------0-----0--------0---------0------0---------0--------0-------0-----|
D--------------2/4--------------4---------4------4---------4--------2---------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------\-3---------------3-|
E------------0----------------0----------------0------------------------------------|
E-------0---------------0---------------0-----------------2----------------2--------|
B-----1---1---1-------1---1---1-------1---1---1---------0---0---0--------0---0---0--|
G---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------2-------2--------2-------2----|
D-2---------------2---------------2-----------------1----------------1--------------|
A---------------3---------------3---------------\-2----------------2----------------|
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            Riff 1
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B---------|---Dist.-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------|*------------------------2-4-5-4-2~--------------------2-4-5-/7-5-4------|
D---------|*--2-4-5~----------2-4-5------------2-4-5~-------2-4-5--------------7~-\-|
A-\-2~~---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------0-0-0-0-------------------------0-0-0-------------------------|
                     pm......|                       pm....|
                                                      x2   Verse 2
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B--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G--------------------2-4-5-4-2--------------------------*|*---7-----7-----7-----7---|
D-2-4-5~-------2-4-5-----------5-4-2~~-------------2~~--*|*---7-----7-----7-----7---|
A--------------------------------------5-3-2-------2~~---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E--------0-0-0-------------------------------5-3-2-0~~------------------------------|
        pm....|                               pm..|            pm..| pm..| pm..| pm.
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B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/-6-|
G---7---7-7-\-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5-5-\-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3-3-/-5-|
D---7---7-7-\-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5-5-\-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3-3-/-3-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
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 ..| pm        pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm        pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm
                                 x2   Bridge
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B-----6-----6-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G-----5-----5--------5-----5~--5~--*|------------3~--------------3~--/-9~--10~----7~|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------5-----5~--5~--*|---2~--3~---3~----2~--3~----3~--/-7~---7~-77-7~|
A---------------\3-3-3-3-3-3~--3~---|---1~--1~-1-1~----1~--1~--1-1~-----------------|
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 pm..| pm..| pm.....| pm..|                   pm              pm              pm.|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
G--9~--10~-----7~---------------3~--------------3~---/-4~~----/-4~~---|---Chorus-wit|
D--7~---7~--77-7~--\--2~--3~----3~----2~--3~----3~---/-4~~-\--/-4~~---|-------------|
A------------------\--1~--1~--1-1~----1~--1~--1-1~---/-2~~-\--/-2~~---|-------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------\------------------------|
           pm.|              pm              pm
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B-----------|--------------------------3-4-3--------------------------3-4-/6-4-3----|
Gh-Riff-1---|--0-2-3~----------0-2-3-5-------5~-\0-2-3~-------0-2-3-5------------5~-|
D-----------|----------5-5-5-5--------------------------5-5-5-----------------------|
A-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                      pm......|                        pm....|
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B----------------------3-4-3-----------------------------------------------------7-8|
G-0-2-3~-------0-2-3-5-------5-3----------------------------6-7~-----------6-7-9----|
D--------5-5-5-------------------7-5~~-3-----------5~---/-9------9-9-9-9-9----------|
A----------------------------------------6-5-3-----5~-------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------6-5-3~-------------------------------|
        pm....|                               pm..|             pm......|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-7--------------------------7-8-/10-8-7--------------------------7-8-7-------------|
G---9~----6-7~---------6-7-9-------------9~----6-7~---------6-7-9-------9-7-6-------|
D------\9------9-9-9-9----------------------\9------9-9-9-9-------------------9~--7-|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
              pm......|                            pm....|
                   Guitar Solo 1
E---------------------------------13-16-17~-----13-16-17~-----13-16-17~-----13-16-17|
B----------------|-5-/-17~~~---17------------17------------17------------17---------|
G----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5---------9~~--|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---9-7-5---9~~--|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------9-7~~---------------------------------------------------------------------|
       pm..|
7~--------16-17-19~~---19-19b(20)~--r19-17-16-17-19-(17)-r16~~----------------------|
B--\17-18---------------.-------------------.--.--.------------\-18-17~---15b(17)r15|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------/16~~-15p13------------------------------------|
B~--13h15p13p12~-h13p12--------------------------16p15p13-16p15p13----------16p15p13|
G-----------------------14p13~-\-----------------------------------16p13p12---------|
D--------------------------------\--------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------trill----/-|
B-/15p13p12--------------------------------------------------trill-----15h16p15~----|
G-----------13p12----------------------------------trill----12h13p12~---------------|
D-----------------15p13p12--------------trill----12h13p12~--------------------------|
A--------------------------15p14~~-\-/10h11p10~-------------------------------------|
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      trill           Two Guitars:
E-15h16p15h16p15~~~----19-19-19-19h20p19~--\--14-14-14-14h15p14~--12-11h12p11-------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------9--9--9--9h10p9~---\---4--4--4--4h-5p4~---------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                              little
E-11----------------------------------------------------------T.bar-----------------|
B----13-12-11/13-12-11----12-11-------11-----------------------dive-----------------|
G----------------------13-------13-12----13-12-11--10--9-\8~-\\-------------/--16-17|
D-----------------------------------------------.---.--.------\\\-/-10-p9~----------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--/-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------------------------/-----------/--|
B-15----------15----------15----------15----------15-16-15----------15----------15--|
G--/-17-16-17--/-17-16-17--/-17-16-17--/-17-16-17----------17-16-17--/-17-16-17--/-\|
D--/-----------/-----------/-----------------------------------------/-----------/--|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                         Interlude (Acoustic Guitar)
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B----------15-16-17~~--|---0-----0-----0~--------0-----0-----0~--------0-----0-----0|
G-17-16-17-------------|*----4-----4-----4~--------5-----5-----5~--------4-----4----|
D----------------------|*------2-----2-----2~--------2-----2-----2~--------2-----2--|
A----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                             x2
E----------------------------------5-----5------------------------------------------|
B~--------0-----0-----0~--------|----8-----8----8-----8-----\6-----6-----/8-----8---|
G-4~--------2-----2-----2~-----*|*----------------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7-|
D---2~--------2-----2-----2~---*|*-----8-----8------8-----8------5-----5------8-----|
A-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----/5-----5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------8-----8---8-----8-----\6----6-----/8-----8-------------6-----------6--------|
G-------------------7-----7------7----7------7-----7---------7---7-------7---7------|
D-8-------8-----8-----8-----8------5----5------8-----8-----7-------7---7-------7----|
A------------------------------------------------------\-5-----------5-----------\3-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1|
B-----5------------5------------6-----------6------------5-----------5-----------1--|
G---5---5--------5---5--------7---7-------7---7--------5---5-------5---5-------2----|
D-5-------5----5-------5----7-------7---7-------7----5-------5---5-------5--\3------|
A------------3-----------/5-----------5-----------\3-----------3--------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------1-------------6-----------6-------------1-----------1------------6------|
B-1-------1---1---------6---6-------6---6---------1---1-------1---1--------6---6----|
G---2---2-------2-----7-------7---7-------7-----2-------2---2-------2----7-------7--|
D-----3------------/8-----------8-----------\-3-----------3-----------/8-----------8|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----6------------7-----------7-----------7-----------7----------Dist.-------------|
B---6---6--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-----|--------------------|
G-7-------7----8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8~--|---9~-------5~----5-|
D-----------/9-----------9-----------9-----------9-------------|---9~-------5~----5-|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|---7~-------3~----3-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------0~---------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5-/-7~----5-\-4~----2-4-5~-----4~-\2~----2-2-/-3~-----3--/--4~--/--9~------5~-----|
D-5-/-7~----5-\-4~----2-4-5~-----5~-\2~----2-2-/-4~-----4--/--4~--/--9~------5~-----|
A-3-/-5~----3-\-2~----0-2-3~-----2~-\0~----0-0-/-1~-----1--/--2~--/--7~------3~-----|
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                                                            Guitar Solo 2 (with Wah
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B---------------------------------------------------------|-----------/17~--13~--12h|
G---/---7~----5-\-4~------5~----4~-\2~------3~------4~----|-------12----------------|
D---/---7~----5-\-4~------5~----5~-\2~------4~------4~----|---14--------------------|
A---/---5~----3-\-2~------3~----2~-\0~------1~------2~----|-------------------------|
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 Wah)
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B13p12---------------------15~--12~-------------------------------------------------|
G------14~~---\--------11------------14--12h14p12-11-9h11p9----------------------9--|
D---------------\-12----------------------------------------12~~-10~-\-----/10~-----|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------\-/----------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-13~--p10~~----------------------------------------------------------/20~---16~--15|
G-------------12-11~--h12p11p9-9~--11~-12~-12~~--11-9-11~~--------15----------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------\--17--------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bh16p15-----------------/18~--15~------------------------------------16--13~--------|
G--------17~~-------14-------------17-15h17p15-14----------------12-----------15-14~|
D---------------15--------------------------------17-15-13~--13---------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------13------------|-------------------|------------------|
G--h15p14p12-12~--14~-15~-15~~----15-14~~----|---Keyboard-Solo---|----Chorus-(x2)---|
D--------------------------------------------|-------------------|----with-Riff-1---|
A--------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------3-4-3-------------------------3-4-/6-4-3-----------------|
G*--0-2-3~---------0-2-3-5-------5-\0-2-3~-------0-2-3-5------------5-\0-2-3~-------|
D*---------5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5------------------------------5-5-5-|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          pm......|                       pm....|                            pm....|
                                         x2   Outro
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------3-4-3-----------------------------|---------------------------7-8-7-------|
G-0-2-3-5-------5-3------------------------*|*-----7-6~------------6-7-9-------9----|
D-------------------7-5~~-3-----------5~---*|*---9-------9-9-9-9-9---------------\9-|
A---------------------------6-5-3-----5~----|---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------6-5-3~--------------------------------------------|
                                 pm..|                  pm......|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------7-8-/10-8-7-------------------------7-8-7----------------------|
G-6-7~---------6-7-9-------------9----7-6~---------6-7-9-------9-7-6----------------|
D------9-9-9-9---------------------\9------9-9-9-9-------------------9~~~-7-5-------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------9-7-5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      pm....|                             pm....|                                pm.
       x4˝
E----------||
B----------|| repeat
G---------*|| and
D---9~----*|| fade out
A---9~-----||
E-9-7~-----||
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  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 1            x2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G*-------------------9~----------------------9~---*|*-------------------------------|
D*----------10p9-----9~------------10p9------9~---*|*--5------5------5~---5------5--|
A------------7-------7~-------------7--------7~----|---5------5------5~---5------5--|
E----0--0-0------0-0-------0--0-0--------0-0-----------3--3-3-3--3-3-3~---3--3-3-3--|
       pm..|    pm..|        pm..|      pm..|            pm..|  pm..|       pm..|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------*|--4------4------4~----4------4------4~---4-------4------4~----4-------4|
D------5~--*|--4------4------4~----4------4------4~---4-------4------4~----4-------4|
A------5~---|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2~----2--2-2-2--2-2-2~---2---2-2-2--2-2-2~----2---2-2-2|
E--3-3-3~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  pm..|          pm..|  pm..|        pm..|  pm..|        pm..|  pm..|         pm..|
E-----------------------||
B-----------------------||
G------4~---------------|| end
D------4~---\---2~~-----||
A--2-2-2~---\---2~~-----||
E-----------\---0~~-----||
  pm..|
  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---9~-----5~-----7~----5-\-4~-----5~-----4-\-2~-----3~-----4~---/--12~---10-\-8~---|
D---9~-----5~-----7~----5-\-4~-----5~-----5-\-2~-----4~-----4~---/--12~---10-\-8~---|
A---7~-----3~-----5~----3-\-2~-----3~-----2-\-0~-----1~-----2~---/--10~----8-\-6~---|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------||
B-----------------------------------------------------||
G--10~----8-\-7~-----8~----7-\-5~-------6~------7~~---|| end
D--10~----8-\-7~-----8~----8-\-5~-------7~------7~~---||
A---8~----6-\-5~-----6~----5-\-3~-------4~------5~~---||
E-----------------------------------------------------||
  Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard Solo
E----------------------------------------------------------------------||
B----------------------------------------------------------------------||
G---8~---10~---11~---12~--\-10~---\8~----7-\-5~-----6~---\-4~~---------|| end
D---8~---10~---12~---12~--\-10~---\8~----8-\-5~-----7~---\-4~~---------||
A---6~----8~---10~---10~--\--8~---\6~----5-\-3~-----4~---\-2~~---------||
E--------------9~------------------------------------------------0~----||
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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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A.H. = Artificial harmonic
<<<< = Volume swell effect
>>>> = Volume decrease effect
pm..| = Palm mute
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = Vibrato
b() = Bend
x\ = Pick slide
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--------
---12--- = Tremolo pick
----/---
----/---
----/---
---.---
--12--- = Staccato
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-------
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|*   *| = repeat from * to *
|*   *| 
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LYRICS:
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Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth
Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy
Pools of sounds fill my mind
A universe of shapes
Kaleidoscope of colours
Stargardens blossom in their solitude
Spiral architecture
Here I'm standing
Here I'm wondering
Curiosity, thirst for knowledge
Eye for an eye and the whole world will be blind
Oceans of madness drowning the hope of mankind
What kind of man kills because of ideology?
What kind of god justifies violence?
I am begging for comprehension
While agression tears the world apart
Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth -- Elements
(We are star children)
Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements
(That's what we are made of)
Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth -- Elements
(That's what life's made of)
Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements
(That's what I'm made of)
Wind -- Bringer of fright
Fire -- Protector
Water -- Cleanse my soul
Earth -- Be my guide
And in the darkest night
I won't give up the fight
I won't be losing hope
I hold on to what is true
Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth -- Elements
(We are star children)
Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements
(That's what we are made of)
Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth -- Elements
(That's what life's made of)
Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements
(That's what I'm made of)
Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth -- Elements
(That's what life's made of)
Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth -- Elements
(That's what life's made of)
Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements
(That's what I'm made of)
Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements
(That's what I'm made of)
Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements
Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements
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