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So Be Noted

did I do right ? did I do wrong ? did I tender what I could ?
did I try to understand another's tears ?
was I caring to distinguish what was evil, what was good ?
or a hypocrite and selfish through the years ?

so be noted, so be noted, so be noted in the scroll
so be noted, so be noted, so be noted as the soul

did I practise self-deception, did I seek to misconstrue
while professing outward pity for the poor ?
did I secretly approach things from a selfish point of view ?
did I know deep down I could have offered more ?

so be noted, so be noted, so be noted in the scroll
so be noted, so be noted, so be noted as the soul

the moving finger, having writ, moves on
nor all thy piety, nor all thy wit,
shall lure it back to cancel half a line,
nor all thy tears wash out a word of it

so be noted, so be noted, so be noted in the scroll
so be noted, so be noted, so be noted as the soul
so be noted, so be noted, so be noted in the scroll
so be noted, so be noted, so be noted as the soul

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