(On the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II) [Verse 1] Here in Berlin - people line up to get in        To wait for the end - living in glorious sin     They’ve looked around - and now there is no looking back         To when rivers ran red - now it’s the sky that grows black         Shadows are cast as two giants roam over the earth        We light a match - but what is that little flame worth     [Chorus 1] Once allies danced and sang But it was forty years ago               [Verse 2] Here in D.C. - they talk about ’Euro-disease’      And how the French are always so damn hard to please      Motions are passed in Brussels but no one agrees        And no one walks tall - but no-one gets down on their knees      [Chorus 2] Once allies laughed and drank But it was forty years ago              [Verse 3] Where I come from They don’t like Americans much      They think they’re so loud so tasteless and so out of touch      Stiff upper lips are curled into permanent sneers       Self-satisfied Awaiting the next forty years      [Chorus 3] Once allies cried and cheered But it was forty years ago [Instrumental Outro]              [repeat anb fade]

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson explore les conséquences de quarante ans de tensions après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en évoquant des images de Berlin et de Washington. Elle met en lumière les divisions persistantes entre les nations, soulignant à quel point les alliances d'antan se sont transformées en ressentiments et en incompréhensions. Le ton nostalgique rappelle une époque où les pays unis célébraient leur camaraderie, contraste frappant avec la réalité actuelle marquée par le désaccord et le cynisme. Les paroles reflètent une certaine mélancolie face aux espoirs déçus et à la difficulté de construire des relations solides parmi les nations.