The Amber Shore’s Goodbye

(Verse 1)
The cobblestones are wet with rain
A story written in the stone
I hear a whisper, hear a name
A city that I’ve never known.
The gothic spire, the soviet star
They share the same september sky
I’m standing here, both near and far
And now it’s time to say goodbye.

(Chorus)
Farewell, my Königsberg, my Kaliningrad
Two names upon the same old road
The heavy past, the future sad
The weight of all the dreams you hold.
The amber sun sinks in the bay
A final glow upon the sea
I’m leaving on the wind today
A ghost of what I’ll never be.

(Verse 2)
The Pregolya river, slow and deep
Reflects a world that can’t be healed
A history I cannot keep
A secret that is not revealed.
The linden trees in Kant’s old square
They’ve seen the empires rise and fall
I breathe the cold and bitter air
And answer to a final call.

(Chorus)
Farewell, my Königsberg, my Kaliningrad
Two names upon the same old road
The heavy past, the future sad
The weight of all the dreams you hold.
The amber sun sinks in the bay
A final glow upon the sea
I’m leaving on the wind today
A ghost of what I’ll never be.

(Bridge)
One city, two souls, a broken bell
A truth that no one wants to tell.
I loved a place that never was
A beautiful, forgotten cause.
The stone lions guard an empty gate
A symbol of a twisted fate.
I take a piece of amber stone
I’m not leaving this town alone.

(Final Chorus)
So sleep, my Königsberg, my Kaliningrad
The northern star has lost its way.
The path I walk is all I’ve had
I carry you into the grey.
The amber sun has left the bay
The waves erase the mark of me.
I’m walking home, I cannot stay
A stranger on the amber shore…
A stranger evermore.

(Outro)
Königsberg… Kaliningrad…