Les Isles Noires

The wars are moving north 
To our isles of green 
Through countries washed out 
By storms of steel 
But they shall not pass - we shall not yield 
For freedom is a love not proved 
In the letting go 

For all they ever allow us to be 
Is an alibi, a breath mint for greed 
Thus we live gravely, thus we die slowly 
Thus we hide in self-control 

We who came out here 
To give an empire to this loneliness 
That surrounds and enslaves 
Defines and degrades us 
Say we're mad with hope, say it's all but smoke 
Say we're all gonna perish in the snows 

Take this vow with me 
To stay close, to be near 
To be oh so sincere 
Take this vow with me 
For you must know 
There's nothing left around here 

And so you toss a coin at every turn 
To know what bridge to cross 
What bridge to burn 
Along the towers, on the riverbanks of France 
With spain still in our hearts 

While we're wondering why we are all 
So quick to seperate  [bad word] and love but not church and state 
And why they have made 
All of us slaves to gold and to debt 
To fears and regrets 

Take this vow with me 
To stay close, to be near 
To be oh so sincere 
Take this vow with me 
For you must know 
There's nothing left around here 

For we were not born to live their lie 
In houses built to keep the tv dry 
So to make you see, to make us heard 
We'll have to rebuild our islands word by word 

Take this vow with me 
To stay close, to be near 
To be oh so sincere 
Take this vow with me 
For you of all people must know 
There's nothing left around here