The only girl I've ever loved
Was born with roses in her eyes
But then they buried her alive
One evening 1945
With just her sister at her side
And only weeks before the guns
All came and rained on everyone
Now she's a little boy in Spain
Playing pianos filled with flames
On empty rings around the sun
All sing to say my dream has come
But now we must pack up every piece
Of the life we used to love
Just to keep ourselves
At least enough to carry on
And now we ride the circus wheel
With your dark brother wrapped in white
Says it was good to be alive
But now he rides a comet's flame
And won't be coming back again
The Earth looks better from a star
That's right above from where you are
He didn't mean to make you cry
With sparks that ring and bullets fly
On empty rings around your heart
The world just screams and falls apart
But now we must pack up every piece
Of the life we used to love
Just to keep ourselves
At least enough to carry on
And here's where your mother sleeps
And here is the room where your brothers were born
Indentions in the sheets
Where their bodies once moved but don't move anymore
And it's so sad to see the world agree
That they'd rather see their faces fill with flies
All when I'd want to keep white roses in their eyes
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Review about Holland, 1945 From Holland | Reviewer: J Rizzo | 9/21/09
"At the bottom of everything" by Bright Eyes has a similar feeling. Mixing extremely sad lyrics with exciting and joyous music.
Funny enough, I live in Amsterdam, and I rode by the Anne Frank house today on my bike while this song was blasting on my iPod. Inspired me enough to google it and see what turned up. :)
i think the entire album is a double entendre: it is about both anne frank/the holocaust and also of love, either unrequited or lost.
in other words, the impetus and inspiration of the entire album was of lost love, and the death of an innocent beauty, anne frank, becomes the metaphor through which mangum expresses his profound sorrow...
or maybe i'm just projecting :)
geneus | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/11/08
is it just the first verse or the whole song about anne frank? wheather it makes you sad or happy, makes you want to dance or go to holland, this is one of the greatest songs, definentally on my list of top 5!
Favorite for sure | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/27/08
Yeah, I also love this song. It makes me happy, until I listen to the lyrics and i dunno... it just affects me.
I am pretty sure the entire album off of which this song is about Anne Frank/the holocaust (esp. aeroplane over the sea)
this is my all time favourite song, and yes the first verse refers to anne frank. this song is so perfect to make you feel happy, sad, excited, and wanting ot kill yourself all at the same time, it IS a swirl of emotions.
First of all this is definitely one of my favorite songs; definitely in my top 10. An amazing flood of emotions all swirling amongst one another. I also think that the first verse is referring to Anne Frank...? She did pass away in 1945, but this is just an idea.
incredible!! | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/10/07
I totally agree with the one that says "makes me want dance,sing,be happy,and cry all at the same time.This is also my idea of the song.
Holland gives me chills every time I listen to it. One of the most perfectly crafted and executed songs I've come across. Most definitely makes my top ten... perhaps top 5.
amazing | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/9/07
for me probably the most perfect song ever written... well this song and every single other one on this album...
This is the only song I've ever heard that makes me want to dance, sing, be happy, and cry all at the same time.
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