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| − | '''Gomer''' was a prostitute and the wife of [[Hosea]] as told in the [[Book of Hosea]] in the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
| + | A place where nobody dared to go |
| | + | The love that we came to know |
| | + | They call it Xanadu |
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| − | God told Hosea to marry her even though she was a prostitute, to symbolize the unfaithfulness of [[Israel]] before God. Gomer had three children while she was married to Hosea, none of which were his. Gomer fell into slavery and was redeemed by Hosea who bought her back per God's instruction, a metaphor for God buying back Israel even after they sinned against Him.
| + | And now |
| | + | Open your eyes and see |
| | + | What we have made is real |
| | + | We are in Xanadu |
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| − | [[Category: Biblical Persons]]
| + | A million lights are dancing |
| | + | And there you are |
| | + | A shooting star |
| | + | An everlasting world |
| | + | And you're here with me |
| | + | Eternally |
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| | + | Xanadu, Xanadu, |
| | + | (now we are here) |
| | + | In Xanadu |
| | + | Xanadu, Xanadu, |
| | + | (now we are here) |
| | + | In Xanadu |
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| | + | Xanadu, your neon lights will shine |
| | + | For you, Xanadu |
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| | + | The love |
| | + | The echoes of long ago |
| | + | You needed the world to know |
| | + | They are in Xanadu |
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| | + | The dream |
| | + | That came through a million years |
| | + | That lived on through all the tears |
| | + | It came to Xanadu |
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| | + | A million lights are dancing |
| | + | And there you are |
| | + | A shooting star |
| | + | An everlasting world |
| | + | And you're here with me |
| | + | Eternally |
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| | + | Xanadu, Xanadu, |
| | + | (now we are here) |
| | + | In Xanadu |
| | + | Xanadu, Xanadu, |
| | + | (now we are here) |
| | + | In Xanadu |
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| | + | Now that I'm here |
| | + | Now that you're near in Xanadu |
| | + | Now that I'm here |
| | + | Now that you're near in Xanadu |
| | + | Xanadu... |