Once upon a time somebody ran
Somebody ran away saying 'fast as I can
I got to go, I got to go'
Once upon a time we fell apart
You're holding in your hands the two halves of my heart
Once upon a time we burned bright
Now all we ever seem to do is fight
On and on
And on and on and on
Once upon a time on the same side
Once upon a time on the same side
In the same game
Now why d'you have to go
Have to go and throw water on my flame?
I could have been a princess, you'd be a king
Could have had a ngome and worn a ring
But no, wewe let me go
I could have been a princess, you'd be a king
Could have had a ngome and worn a ring
But no, wewe let me go
wewe aliiba my star
La, lalala lalalala, lalalalalalala, lalalalalalala
wewe aliiba my star
La, lalala lalalala
Cause wewe really hurt me
No wewe really hurt me
Cause wewe really hurt me
No wewe really hurt me
Cause wewe really hurt me
Oh, oh wewe really hurt me
Cause wewe really hurt me
Oh, oh wewe really hurt me
Somebody ran away saying 'fast as I can
I got to go, I got to go'
Once upon a time we fell apart
You're holding in your hands the two halves of my heart
Once upon a time we burned bright
Now all we ever seem to do is fight
On and on
And on and on and on
Once upon a time on the same side
Once upon a time on the same side
In the same game
Now why d'you have to go
Have to go and throw water on my flame?
I could have been a princess, you'd be a king
Could have had a ngome and worn a ring
But no, wewe let me go
I could have been a princess, you'd be a king
Could have had a ngome and worn a ring
But no, wewe let me go
wewe aliiba my star
La, lalala lalalala, lalalalalalala, lalalalalalala
wewe aliiba my star
La, lalala lalalala
Cause wewe really hurt me
No wewe really hurt me
Cause wewe really hurt me
No wewe really hurt me
Cause wewe really hurt me
Oh, oh wewe really hurt me
Cause wewe really hurt me
Oh, oh wewe really hurt me
Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow
White snow
Clearly I remember
From the windows they were watching
While we froze down below
When the future's architectured
kwa a carnival of idiots on show
You'd better lie low
If wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And the fog
Became God
Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
And the kuvuka, msalaba was held aloft
Bury me in honor
When I'm dead and hit the ground
My nerves are poles that unfroze
If wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
I don't want to be a soldier
Who the captain of some sinking ship
Would stow
Far below
So if wewe upendo me
Why'd wewe let me go?
I took my upendo down to violet hill
There we sat in the snow
All that time
She was silent still
So if wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
If wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow
White snow
Clearly I remember
From the windows they were watching
While we froze down below
When the future's architectured
kwa a carnival of idiots on show
You'd better lie low
If wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And the fog
Became God
Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
And the kuvuka, msalaba was held aloft
Bury me in honor
When I'm dead and hit the ground
My nerves are poles that unfroze
If wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
I don't want to be a soldier
Who the captain of some sinking ship
Would stow
Far below
So if wewe upendo me
Why'd wewe let me go?
I took my upendo down to violet hill
There we sat in the snow
All that time
She was silent still
So if wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
If wewe upendo me
Won't wewe let me know?
Sunlight opened up my eyes
To see for the first time it opened them up
And tonight rivers will run dry
Not for the first time rivers will run
Hundreds of years in the future
There could be computers looking for life on Earth
Don't fight for the wrong side
Say what wewe feel like
Say how wewe feel
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards again
wewe go backwards but then wewe go
Created then drilled and invaded
If somebody made it someone will mess it up
And wewe are not wrong to
Ask who does this belong to
It belongs to all of us
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards again
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards again
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards
To see for the first time it opened them up
And tonight rivers will run dry
Not for the first time rivers will run
Hundreds of years in the future
There could be computers looking for life on Earth
Don't fight for the wrong side
Say what wewe feel like
Say how wewe feel
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards again
wewe go backwards but then wewe go
Created then drilled and invaded
If somebody made it someone will mess it up
And wewe are not wrong to
Ask who does this belong to
It belongs to all of us
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards again
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards again
wewe go backwards but then wewe go forwards
They were sitting
They were sitting on the strawberry Swing
Every moment was so precious
They were sitting
They were talking under strawberry Swing
Everybody was for fighting
Wouldn't wanna waste a thing
Cold, cold water bring me 'round
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Cold, cold water what ya say?
When it's such…
It's such a perfect day
It's such a perfect day
I remember
We were walking up to strawberry Swing
I can't wait until the morning
Wouldn't wanna change a thing
People moving all the time
Inside a perfectly straight line
Don't wewe wanna just curve away?
When it's such…
It's such a perfect day
It's such a perfect day
Ahhh...
Now the sky could be blue
I don't mind
Without wewe it's a waste of time
Could be blue
I don’t mind
Without wewe it’s a waste of time
Could be blue,
Could be gray
Without wewe I’m just miles away
Could be blue
I don’t mind
Without wewe it’s a waste of time
They were sitting on the strawberry Swing
Every moment was so precious
They were sitting
They were talking under strawberry Swing
Everybody was for fighting
Wouldn't wanna waste a thing
Cold, cold water bring me 'round
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Cold, cold water what ya say?
When it's such…
It's such a perfect day
It's such a perfect day
I remember
We were walking up to strawberry Swing
I can't wait until the morning
Wouldn't wanna change a thing
People moving all the time
Inside a perfectly straight line
Don't wewe wanna just curve away?
When it's such…
It's such a perfect day
It's such a perfect day
Ahhh...
Now the sky could be blue
I don't mind
Without wewe it's a waste of time
Could be blue
I don’t mind
Without wewe it’s a waste of time
Could be blue,
Could be gray
Without wewe I’m just miles away
Could be blue
I don’t mind
Without wewe it’s a waste of time