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Based on a true story as they say...A tale from just before the collapse of East Germany...another tale of lost love

lyrics

Born at Christmas
A river in Germany
Cry for no-one
Weep for history

She was everything
Though I don’t think she knows

Steam from cafes
Cobbles and cigarettes
The walls of history
Screaming history

She was everything
Turn away as the point froze


Bread and shy smiles
Centrally heated
Born at Christmas
Kiss bitten fingers

She was everything
As the borders quietly close
She was everything
Though I don’t think she knows

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from Don't be Seventeen EP, released November 26, 2012

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