After our conversation
I was left unsettled, like the pages of my life and been torn out
I left the celebration
As the sky lit up like gold, walking home my usual route

I know the party lasted until late afternoon
and when you are drunk you don't notice much
Empty bottles among colourful, frail balloons
and my glass of wine in the corner untouched

After our conversation
I was left uneasy, like I'd been walking in circles on a straight road
I left the celebration
As the sun woke the city, walking home to the music's echo

I know the party lasted until late afternoon
and when you are drunk you talk too much
Empty words strung in a truthful, painful tune
and my glass of wine in the corner untouched

After our conversation
I was left confused, like I'd forgotten every face and every day
I left the celebration
With a heart that was bruised, and I could hear the sirens not too far away

As soon as the words left your mouth
My wings were clipped, all hope ran out
and now it's too cold to fly south
and It's too cold to stay here with you

The sky suddenly seems so insecure
I pictured you in our bed with her
I try to move but my broken wings won't stir
Each breath of wind holds pain and anger

We were once two beautiful birds
Lovely in spring´s warm colours
Colours that faded with actions and words
and spring was killed by cold blizzards

Through every cloud we would ascend
Maybe those feathers were coloured by deception
Now I don't think I´ll ever sing again
Since you sang me a bittersweet tune bound to end

Your love made me fly higher I swear
But you shot me down from the air
You didn't think of me when you let her near
Giving up what only we were meant to share

As soon as the words left your mouth
My wings were clipped, all hope ran out
and now it's too cold to fly south
and It's too cold to stay here with you

There are millions of bars in this city
and I found you in one of them
Sitting next to a girl who was pretty
Drinking beer, trying to feel alive again

There are millions of broken hearts in this city
I found a piece of yours left on the stool
You walked out into the street all empty
In the shadows of people that´d never know you

There are millions of cried tears in this city
and I found some in your brown eyes
A mix of loneliness and self pity
Marking every sidewalk before sunrise

There are millions of lost souls in this city
and I found you for a little while
Back then I was naivé and pretty
For a minute we made each other smile

There are millions of bars in this city
and I found you in one of them
Sitting next to a girl who was pretty
Drinking beer, trying to feel alive again

Talk to me about history
The lawless and the just
Years that remained a mystery
Exposed by hate, power and lust

Show me all the written stories
Those full of dust, yet still true
The words of generations
That withered as they grew

I found them as I found myself
In pages much older than I
They put time upon a shelf
and left the wisdom there to die

Talk to me about history
The rise and fall of man
Life remains a mystery
That we still struggle to understand

I saw him the day before he died
With his cane and ragged jacket
In a trance of memories a soul hides
Moments he has yet to forget

Wrinkled hands shaking mine
Touched by years of work and strain
Made old by passing time
But his youth´s eyes still remain

Tales from time and places
I´ll always be too young to understand
Tales of known and long gone faces
Living on in the heart of an old man

I walk a stride behind him in his footprints
Even his steps so much greater than I
I answer his questions, revealing glimts
Of a world that has passed him by

He tells me of lost regret buried in the past
and love that left the earth and him behind
A love that lasted so long, but was gone so fast
Love he still sees even now that he is blind

In his voice there is no sign of fear
Despite his weak body, his faith is ever strong
His smile is still real, his conscience clear
Despite believing he won't be missed for long

I saw him the day before he died
How death has undone so many
I stood alone on his lifelong street teary eyed
The loss of him took my words, so today I don't have any

I see them walking down the street without me
All my footprints are covered by the snow
I don't know if they still care about me
If they do, it dosen´t show

The cold wind´s blowing and hits my exposed heart
I am walking faster carrying all my hopes
Despite the snow the road is getting very dark
They're fading into the background in those white winter coats

White coats, white coats
Why do you gotta leave me out in the cold?
White coats, white coats
This shield around me is getting hard to uphold
White coats, white coats
I'm just looking for someone to call my friend
Before the cold wind comes back again

I see them laughing on the corner without me
All my footprints are covered by the snow
Talking about places I´ll never go with them to see
And sharing secrets that I´ll never know

This is the coldest December we've had in years
They are huddled together under the lamppost
I walk away melting the ground with my tears
They don't feel my pain from the warmth of their white coats

White coats, white coats
Why you gotta leave me out in the cold?
White coats, white coats
This shield around me is getting hard to uphold
White coats, white coats
I'm just looking for someone to call my friend
Before the cold wind comes back again

I'm too old now to die young
But not old enough to get rid of my self doubt
I have many years on my record
But if I got arrested, would you still bail me out?

I'm too old now to die young
Too young to have these tragic thoughts
I have many years on my record
But I'm getting tired of walking around with a heavy heart

I'm too old now to die young
But not old enough to think that every tear's been shed
I have many years on my record
I wish I didn't feel like all those years were wasted

I'm too old now to die young
But not old enough to get rid of my self doubt
I have many years on my record
But if I got arrested, would you still bail me out?