F#G#m
They flutter behind you your possible pasts,
BC#F#
Some brighteyed and crazy, some frightened and lost.
F#G#m
A warning to anyone still in command
BC#F#
Of their possible future, to take care.
F#G#m
In derelict sidings the poppies entwine
BC#F#
With cattle trucks lying in wait for the next time.
D#m
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
C#
Do you think we shoud be closer?
F#G#m
She stood in the doorway, the ghost of a smile
BC#F#
Haunting her face like a cheap hotel sign.
F#G#m
Her cold eyes imploring the men in their macs
BC#F#
For the gold in their bags or the knives in their backs.
F#G#m
Stepping up boldly one put out his hand.
BC#F#
He said, "I was just a child then, now Iʼm only a man."
D#m
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
C#
Do you think we should be closer?
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By the cold and religious we were taken in hand
BC#F#
Shown how to feel good and told to feel bad.
F#G#m
Strung out behind us the banners and flags
BC#F#
Of our possible pasts lie in tatters and rags.
D#m
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
C#
Do you think we should be closer?