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Chris Cornell
The Keeper
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Rock
The Keeper was released on January 1, 2011 by A&M as a part of the album Songbook (Live)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell
Vocals
Alain Johannes
Alain Johannes
E-Bow
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell
Producer
Alain Johannes
Alain Johannes
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

I come from far away
My boots don't know this ground
But they know it's real
It doesn't take too long
For this road to become
A battlefield
And before I let one more fire go out
Understand that I won't give one inch of ground
From beneath yours and my feet
Whatever the price happens to be
I may not be the keeper of the flame
But I am the keeper
Beauty and truth collide
Where love meets genocide
Where laughter meets fear
Confusion all around
As I try to feed these mouths
That have never known singing
And before I let one more tear hit the ground
I will be the one standing between
You and the sound of the rounds echoing out
Out of the dark
The smoke and the spark
Aimed at the heart of the flame
I am the keeper, ooh-ooh
I cannot see the light
At the end of the tunnel tonight
My eyes are weary
And before I let one more life get erased
From the ashes I will rise
For you and the ghosts
Of the names, the faces and frames
The love and the pain, for you I remain
Though I'm not worthy of being
The keeper of the flame
I am the keeper, yeah
I am the keeper
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh...
Written by: Chris Cornell

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