Love Is The Lament

it's the human story
the carnage we have spent
the pain we have inflicted
on this world that we rent
the damage is uncounted
'cause we don't want to know
when the bill comes due
the sea of tears will overflow

(chorus)
time and time is spent
it seems to never end
love is the lament
it's always starting over
time and time is spent
the brittle will not bend
love is the lament
it's always starting over

it's the faceless spectre
of a future filled with pain
seas are soiled and lifeless
killed by poison rain
fires will burn deserted
in a war that has no end
the sky forever darkened
and you can't tell foe from friend

(chorus)
time and time is spent
it seems to never end
love is the lament
it's always starting over
time and time is spent
the brittle will not bend
love is the lament
it's always starting over

(2009 db michel)