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Written: ????
Released: 2005 on
'Mr Jeays'
Notes: This song is based on a true
story from the Yugoslavian civil war. In 1993 a
young couple from either side of the ethnic divide,
one a Muslim, the other a Serbian, tried to escape
from the city. Both were shot by snipers, and died
in each other's arms, their bodies lying on the
bridge where they fell for several days as the
warring factions blamed eachother. They were
dubbed the 'Romeo & Juliet of Sarajevo'.
Somewhere to the East
Where freezing winter winds blow
Behind a city wall
Call it Sarajevo
Two lovers wait together before the dawn
Behind that city wall
Trapped within the bedlam
This man and woman stand
A Serbian and a Muslim
Hiding in the shadows there
He whispers as he strokes her hair
Close your eyes my darling
Dream of days with brighter suns
Where hate will never find us
Close your eyes my darling
See the sand of distant shores
Where death is far behind us
Close your eyes my darling
And all the world will disappear
And all your fears will follow
Close your eyes sweet angel
We'll go on for evermore
And be far away tomorrow