VOIR

To see the river freeze
To wish for spring’s return
To see the parched dry earth
And sow songs across this land
To see that one is only twenty
Stepping out on life’s road
To count each passing moment
Holding each one dear

To see a barricade
To want to defend ourselves
To see the ambush fail
To see the world at peace
To see the grey suburbs
To want to be Renoir
To see your lifelong enemy
Forget the hate he feels

To see that we all age
To want to be born again
Falling in love
Wanting to be burned
To see there is nothing to fear
In this life we live
To see that we are mortal
And to sing again

Here where all I see
Is all I could ever want
For ever since I first saw you
You are all I want