[Intro – distant guitar, pulsing bass, sparse drums] Sunken churches beneath the sand Broken windows, a dead coastline Shattered bunkers, concrete ghosts Still watching over what we lost Sand between my teeth Salt beneath my skin A hot dog in my hair And nowhere to begin [Verse 1] We walked where the old streets disappear Past rusted signs and forgotten years The sea was cold, the sky was grey Nothing here was made to stay Sunken churches under our feet Silent prayers beneath the heat Bullet holes in the concrete walls Like little windows to the past [Pre-Chorus] And I don’t know what I expected Maybe something beautiful But some places don’t give you answers They just leave you with the view [Chorus – strong canon, layered voices] I was there (I was there) I was there (I was there) It wasn’t beautiful (It wasn’t beautiful) It wasn’t beautiful (But I was there) I was there (I was there) I was there (I was there) And I can only say (I can only say) I was there [Verse 2] Sand on my tongue, sand in my clothes Hot dog hanging from my nose No postcard scene, no perfect view Just something strange I wandered through The bunkers stood like broken teeth The drowned-out churches slept beneath And every step across that ground Felt like walking where ghosts are found [Pre-Chorus] And maybe it’s not the prettiest Maybe it’s not what dreams are made of But when somebody asks me someday I can tell them where I’ve been [Chorus – bigger, canon layers] I was there (I was there) I was there (I was there) It wasn’t beautiful (It wasn’t beautiful) It wasn’t beautiful (But I was there) I was there (I was there) I was there (I was there) And I can only say (I can only say) I was there [Bridge – drums drop to bass and guitar] Sunken churches (Beneath the sand) Broken bunkers (Where I stand) Salt and concrete (Cold and grey) A stupid hot dog (What a day) [Drums return, building] I saw the ruins I saw the sea I saw the things That shouldn’t be And no, I didn’t save the world I didn’t change a thing I just walked through the silence And listened to it sing [Final Chorus – massive canon, overlapping voices] I was there (I was there) I was there (I was there) It wasn’t beautiful (It wasn’t beautiful) It wasn’t beautiful (But I was there) I was there (I was there) I was there (I was there) And I can only say (I can only say) I was there [Outro – repeated, fading] I was there (I was there) I was there (I was there) And I killed no Arab (I killed no Arab) I was there… [I was there…] [I was there…] [fade]
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