"Children of Fire and Ice"
lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman

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When fire and ice gave humanity form
They mingled and mixed and they made us lukewarm
Except for those few who, by some twist of fate
Bear each element still in its natural state

In cycles and seasons we freeze and we burn
Melancholy and madness arising in turn

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	Touched by the elements, not once but twice
	We are the children of fire and ice

Some people have summers and winters within
If you know such seasons, then you are my kin
My brothers and sisters, that uncommon brood
The exceptional tribe of the changeable mood

	By the sun and the moon and the roll of the dice
	We are the children of fire and ice

We try to find balance, one day at a time
Through the valleys we crawl and the mountains we climb
We float and we fly, and we fall and we fail
There's danger for us on both sides of the trail

	We've walked through the wasteland, we've paid the hard price
	We are the children of fire and ice

We've been called many names since our nature was known
We've been told of in tales, now we're telling our own
We've been here forever, and we're here to stay
We're walking among you, don't turn us away

	We're lofty and lowly and naughty and nice
	We are the children of fire and ice

And to you who are frost, and to you who are flame
You are what you are, and you are not to blame
The world needs to know you, you need not be shamed
So stand by your nature and speak out your name

	Start at the beginning -- these words will suffice:
	We are the children of fire and ice