A Great Day for Freedom

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 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 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