A Great Day For Freedom

Lyrics

On the day the wall came down  
They threw the locks onto the ground  
And with glasses as high we raised a cry for freedom had arrived  
  
On the day the wall came down  
The Ship of Fools had finally run 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 neighbours 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 gray  
  
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 bitted residue slipped away slipped away