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 devolves 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 residue slipped away slipped away