The lyrics of this song are a very sad take on the equally sad story of the life of Anne Frank who is known through her dairy of a time of hiding during the Second World War. It’s included as the last song on an album which is about entire event. These words are as if from a boy she met while hiding. She had a small romance with him, making the story even sadder.
[Intro]
Two
One, two, three, four
[Verse 1]
The only girl I've ever loved
Was born with roses in her eyes
But then they buried her alive
One evening, 1945
With just her sister at her side
And only weeks before the guns
All came and rained on everyone
Now she's a little boy in Spain
Playing pianos filled with flames
On empty rings around the sun
All sing to say my dream has come
[Chorus]
But now we must pick up every piece
Of the life we used to love
Just to keep ourselves
At least enough to carry on
[Verse 2]
And now we ride the circus wheel
With your dark brother wrapped in white
Says it was good to be alive
But now he rides a comet's flame
And won't be coming back again
The Earth looks better from a star
That's right above from where you are
He didn't mean to make you cry
With sparks that ring and bullets fly
On empty rings around your heart
The world just screams and falls apart
[Chorus]
But now we must pick up every piece
Of the life we used to love
Just to keep ourselves
At least enough to carry on
[Verse 3]
And here's where your mother sleeps
And here is the room where your brothers were born
Indentions in the sheets
Where their bodies once moved but don't move anymore
And it's so sad to see the world agree
That they'd rather see their faces fill with flies
All when I'd want to keep white roses in their eyes
Here is the song on you tube by the group who recorded the album, Neutral Milk Hotel.
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