Holland, 1945

Two, one, two, three, four
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 The only girl I've ever loved
 Was born with roses in her eyes
 But then they buried her alive
 One evening, 1945
 With just her sister at her side
 And only weeks before the guns
 All came and rained on everyone
 Now she's a little boy in Spain
 Playing pianos filled with flames
 On empty rings around the sun
 All sing to say my dream has come
 But now we must pick up every piece
 Of the life we used to love
 Just to keep ourselves
 At least enough to carry on
 And now we ride this circus wheel
 With your dark brother wrapped in white
 Says it was good to be alive
 But now he rides a comet's flame
 And won't be coming back again
 The Earth looks better from a star
 That's right above from where you are
 He didn't mean to make you cry
 With sparks that ring and bullets fly
 On empty rings around your heart
 The world just screams and falls apart
 But now we must pick up every piece
 Of the life we used to love
 Just to keep ourselves
 At least enough to carry on
 And here's where your mother sleeps
 And here is the room where your brothers were born
 Indentions in the sheets
 Where their bodies once moved but don't move anymore
 And it's so sad to see the world agree
 That they'd rather see their faces filled with flies
 All when I'd want to keep white roses in their eyes
 
 Two, one, two, three, four
 ♪
 The only girl I've ever loved
 Was born with roses in her eyes
 But then they buried her alive
 One evening, 1945
 With just her sister at her side
 And only weeks before the guns
 All came and rained on everyone
 Now she's a little boy in Spain
 Playing pianos filled with flames
 On empty rings around the sun
 All sing to say my dream has come
 But now we must pick up every piece
 Of the life we used to love
 Just to keep ourselves
 At least enough to carry on
 And now we ride this circus wheel
 With your dark brother wrapped in white
 Says it was good to be alive
 But now he rides a comet's flame
 And won't be coming back again
 The Earth looks better from a star
 That's right above from where you are
 He didn't mean to make you cry
 With sparks that ring and bullets fly
 On empty rings around your heart
 The world just screams and falls apart
 But now we must pick up every piece
 Of the life we used to love
 Just to keep ourselves
 At least enough to carry on
 And here's where your mother sleeps
 And here is the room where your brothers were born
 Indentions in the sheets
 Where their bodies once moved but don't move anymore
 And it's so sad to see the world agree
 That they'd rather see their faces filled with flies
 All when I'd want to keep white roses in their eyes
 
 Two, one, two, three, four
 ♪
 The only girl I've ever loved
 Was born with roses in her eyes
 But then they buried her alive
 One evening, 1945
 With just her sister at her side
 And only weeks before the guns
 All came and rained on everyone
 Now she's a little boy in Spain
 Playing pianos filled with flames
 On empty rings around the sun
 All sing to say my dream has come
 But now we must pick up every piece
 Of the life we used to love
 Just to keep ourselves
 At least enough to carry on
 And now we ride this circus wheel
 With your dark brother wrapped in white
 Says it was good to be alive
 But now he rides a comet's flame
 And won't be coming back again
 The Earth looks better from a star
 That's right above from where you are
 He didn't mean to make you cry
 With sparks that ring and bullets fly
 On empty rings around your heart
 The world just screams and falls apart
 But now we must pick up every piece
 Of the life we used to love
 Just to keep ourselves
 At least enough to carry on
 And here's where your mother sleeps
 And here is the room where your brothers were born
 Indentions in the sheets
 Where their bodies once moved but don't move anymore
 And it's so sad to see the world agree
 That they'd rather see their faces filled with flies
 All when I'd want to keep white roses in their eyes
 
 Two, one, two, three, four
 ♪
 The only girl I've ever loved
 Was born with roses in her eyes
 But then they buried her alive
 One evening, 1945
 With just her sister at her side
 And only weeks before the guns
 All came and rained on everyone
 Now she's a little boy in Spain
 Playing pianos filled with flames
 On empty rings around the sun
 All sing to say my dream has come
 But now we must pick up every piece
 Of the life we used to love
 Just to keep ourselves
 At least enough to carry on
 And now we ride this circus wheel
 With your dark brother wrapped in white
 Says it was good to be alive
 But now he rides a comet's flame
 And won't be coming back again
 The Earth looks better from a star
 That's right above from where you are
 He didn't mean to make you cry
 With sparks that ring and bullets fly
 On empty rings around your heart
 The world just screams and falls apart
 But now we must pick up every piece
 Of the life we used to love
 Just to keep ourselves
 At least enough to carry on
 And here's where your mother sleeps
 And here is the room where your brothers were born
 Indentions in the sheets
 Where their bodies once moved but don't move anymore
 And it's so sad to see the world agree
 That they'd rather see their faces filled with flies
 All when I'd want to keep white roses in their eyes
 
 Two, one, two, three, four
 ♪
 The only girl I've ever loved
 Was born with roses in her eyes
 But then they buried her alive
 One evening, 1945
 With just her sister at her side
 And only weeks before the guns
 All came and rained on everyone
 Now she's a little boy in Spain
 Playing pianos filled with flames
 On empty rings around the sun
 All sing to say my dream has come
 But now we must pick up every piece
 Of the life we used to love
 Just to keep ourselves
 At least enough to carry on
 And now we ride this circus wheel
 With your dark brother wrapped in white
 Says it was good to be alive
 But now he rides a comet's flame
 And won't be coming back again
 The Earth looks better from a star
 That's right above from where you are
 He didn't mean to make you cry
 With sparks that ring and bullets fly
 On empty rings around your heart
 The world just screams and falls apart
 But now we must pick up every piece
 Of the life we used to love
 Just to keep ourselves
 At least enough to carry on
 And here's where your mother sleeps
 And here is the room where your brothers were born
 Indentions in the sheets
 Where their bodies once moved but don't move anymore
 And it's so sad to see the world agree
 That they'd rather see their faces filled with flies
 All when I'd want to keep white roses in their eyes