Forty Years (Letra)
(on the 10th anniversary of the end of world war ii)
Here in berlin – people line up to get in
To wait for the end – living in glorious sin
They’ve looked around – and now there is no looking back
To when rivers ran red – now it’s the sky that grows black
Shadows are cast as two giants roam over the earth
We light a match – but what is that little flame worth
Once allies danced and sang
But it was forty years ago
Here in d.c. – they talk about ‘euro-disease’
And how the french are always so damn hard to please
Otions are passed in brussels but no one agrees
And no one walks tall – but no-one gets down on their knees
Once allies laughed and drank
But it was forty years ago
Where i come from
They don’t like americans much
They think they’re so loud, so tasteless, and so out of touch
Stiff upper lips are curled into permanent sneers
Self-satisfied
Awaiting the next forty years
Once allies cried and cheered
But it was forty years ago
