Motherland

[Verse 1]
You sleep now, dear grass
On the plain I call home
Fresh air tastes like lead
But I breathe it alone

The cabin sits quiet
Wood beams catching light
While the willows are bending
In the fading twilight

[Pre-Chorus]
Motherland, motherland
Hold me close tonight
Motherland, motherland
Everything's alright

[Chorus - Deep male choir]
Let me die here peaceful
Let me die here loved
In the fields that raised me
With the stars above
Let me die here peaceful
Let me die here loved
Motherland, motherland
That's all I'm thinking of

[Verse 2]
The poplars keep talking
Their leaves tell me things
About youth that feels foreign
And the change that it brings

I walk through the bitter
Wormwood at my feet
The moon's getting colder
But the ground's still sweet

[Pre-Chorus]
Motherland, motherland
Hold me close tonight
Motherland, motherland
Everything's alright

[Chorus - Deep male choir]
Let me die here peaceful
Let me die here loved
In the fields that raised me
With the stars above
Let me die here peaceful
Let me die here loved
Motherland, motherland
That's all I'm thinking of

[Bridge - Ethereal female vocals]
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
Motherland

[Verse 3]
The years keep on moving
But these fields never change
Though the world feels divided
Love will always remain

I won't leave these waters
Won't abandon this soil
In my heart lives forever
What no time can spoil

[Final Chorus - Full orchestra]
Let me die here peaceful
Let me die here loved
In the fields that raised me
With the stars above
Let me die here peaceful
Let me die here loved
Motherland, motherland
Motherland, motherland
Motherland, motherland
That's all I'm thinking of

[Outro]
Motherland, motherland
Motherland, motherland
Motherland, motherland
Hold me close tonight