A Great Day For Freedom

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On the day the wall came down, they 
threw the locks on to the ground
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And with glasses high we raised a 
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cry for freedom had arrived

And 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.

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I dreamed you had left my side. 
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No warmth not even pride remained--
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              And even though 
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you needed me, it was clear that
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 I could not
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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 can not be undone.
Now frontiers shift like desert 
sands,
as 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.