All the pictures on the wall
 The sand lying on the floor
 The bed upstairs still unmade
 The dust float in the light
 The people just left
 All laughter and mess
 Forgetting this and that
 [bad word] back
 The front door open
 The music still playing in one room
 Down the hall
 Towels on the floor
 And then its quiet
 Just the bees and birds
 The summer haze
 Of the trees
 And the air
 Feeds it all
 Feeds it all

We can all feel it
 Like a light hand on your back
 [bad word] you
 We can all feel it
 Like a light hand on your back
 [bad word] you
 The day before we went to war

All the parasols and kids at play
 The sea so still and calm
 Blue as the cloudless sky
 Just the gentle hum
 Of the summers goings on
 Broken by the [bad word] 
 Of two planes
 Flying low and fast
 Into the sun
 Into the sun

We can all feel it
 Like a light hand on your back
 [bad word] you
 We can all feel it
 Like a light hand on your back
 [bad word] you
 The day before we went to war

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