How we used to be?
Stepping up boldly one put out his hand
Do you remember me?
By the cold and religious we were taken in hand
Of their possible future to take care
She stood in the doorway, the ghost of a smile
Strung out behind us the banners and flags
For the gold in their bags or the knives in their backs
With cattle trucks lying in wait for the next time
In derelict sidings the poppies entwine
How we used to be?
How we used to be?
Shown how to feel good and told to feel bad
He said, "I was just a child then, now I am only a man"
Do you remember me?
Do you think we should be closer?
{Ranks! Fire!}
Do you think we should be closer?
Of our possible pasts lie in tatters and rags
(Closer)
Do you remember me?
A warning to anyone still in command
Her cold eyes imploring the men in their Macs
Haunting her face like a cheap hotel sign
