On the day the wall
came down
They threw the locks
onto the ground
And with glasses high
we raised a cry
for freedom had arrived
On the day the wall came down
The Ship of Fools had finally
ran aground
Promises lit up the night
like paper doves in flight
I dreamed you had left my side
No warmth,
not even pride remained
And even though you needed me
It was clear that
I could not do
a thing for you
Now life devalues day by day
As friends and
neighbors turn away
And there's a change that,
even with regret,
cannot be undone
Now frontiers
shift like desert sands
While nations wash
their bloodied hands
Of loyalty, of history,
in shades of grey
I woke to the sound of drums
The music played,
the morning sun streamed in
I turned and I looked at you
And all but the bitter
residues slipped away...
slipped away
