Was everything better before
How could I know that
They say that world chances
However we come and disappear

Burning earth and flowing sky
shouting glory and god
Every night and every day
stays in history and finally gets forgotten

Were we out of our minds at that time
When we travelled in world with our feet
At nights we pray for peace
Enchanted nation on their knees

Burning earth and flowing sky
shouting glory and god
Every night and every day
stays in history and finally gets forgotten

Burning earth and flowing sky
shouting glory and god
Every night and every day
stays in history and finally gets forgotten

Was everything better before...

"I WILL PROTECT YOU AGAINST EVERYTHING"

I've skiid to Seurasaari island over the frozen sea
I've ridden in a track-maintenance tram car on a misty morning
I've stood on pier number three
and seen the Cathedral of Cologne

I've paddled knee-deep into the sea
rowed a boat on a misty morning
I've stood on the pier, all silent,
and heard the sounds of faraway ships

I've got lost in Latvia
by walking over the edge of the city
I thought I would disappear
but still got back in the end

First, by crashing a party of strangers
and, finally, back into the city
where I'm well-known in the cafés

I will protect you against everything
whatever it is you might fear
There isn't the kind of darkness [in the world]
that my tender hand wouldn't be able to thwart / ward off

 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

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