A música Dont Fear the Reaper foi escrita e cantada por Donald Buck Dharma Roeser, guitarrista da banda Blue Oyster Cult. A inspiração para a música veio de uma reflexão de Roeser sobre a inevitabilidade da morte e o pensamento de que não deveríamos temê-la. A música também fala de amor eterno, capaz de transcender a morte. Foi amplamente interpretada, inclusive pelo próprio autor, como uma contemplação sobre a mortalidade, inspirada pela doença ... Ver mais [+] de um parente próximo.
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Introdução:
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2x
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All our times have come
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Here but now they're gone
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Seasons don't fear the reaper
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Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain..we can be like they are
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Come on baby...don't fear the reaper
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Baby take my hand...don't fear the reaper
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We'll be able to fly...don't fear the reaper
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Baby I'm your man...
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Valentine is done
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Here but now they're gone
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Romeo and Juliet
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Are together in eternity...Romeo and Juliet
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40,000 men and women everyday...Like Romeo and Juliet
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40,000 men and women everyday...Redefine happiness
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Another 40,000 coming everyday...We can be like they are
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Come on baby...don't fear the reaper
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Baby take my hand...don't fear the reaper
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We'll be able to fly...don't fear the reaper
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Baby I'm your man...
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La la la la 2x
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Love of two is one
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Here but now they're gone
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Came the last night of sadness
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And it was clear she couldn't go on
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Then the door was open and the wind appeared
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The candles blew then disappeared
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The curtains flew then he appeared...saying don't be afraid
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Come on baby...and she had no fear
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And she ran to him...then they started to fly
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They looked backward and said goodby...she had become like they are
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She had taken his hand...she had become like they are
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Come on baby...don't fear the reaper . . . * It has been suggested that F is a better fit then Am