A NATION REGRETS
A nation regrets
A nation won't do
What a nation expects
A nation regrets
This nation won't do
What a nation expects
A nation regrets the passing
Of a man it'll never miss
A woman regrets the passing
Of a lover she'll never kiss
Since I slipped away
My body's floating round in outer space
Please call me on the way back
I'm falling
Don't you know it's you you you
The way that you are
And certain things that you do
Please call me on the way back
The light's too bright
Since I slipped away
My body's floating round in outer space
Please call me on the way back
I'm falling
A nation regrets the passing
Of a man it'll never miss
Like a lover regrets the passing
Of the one she never kissed
So what happens now?
A thousand brightly coloured shadows
Cover my wall
But that was yesterday
Yesterday
And I've changed
And wide awake
Please call me on the way back
The light's too bright
Next life time
You'll fall in love with me
And I'll ignore you completely
Next life time
You'll fall in love with me
And I'll ignore you completely
Since I slipped away
My body's lonely here in outer space
Please call me on the way back
I'm falling
I'm falling
All those little frustrations
You go through every day
Trying to find the right things to do
The right things to say
It's not what you achieve
It's the people around you
The things you see
The things you believe
Like butterfly wings
Causing storms
Causing storms
Causing storms in my heart
Please call me on the way back
It's you you you
And all the men who would be kings
Have changed nothing
A graveyard full of men
Who thought they were unique
But I can rise above these little doubts
They help me out
It's you and me
We are unique.
©Tobias Zaldua 1998
From the album 'boy band' 1998
On the original CD the track has a bonus mix of 'a nation regrets' after a 5 minute silence. The mix was incomplete as the bass had yet to be finessed but studio time budget was up - however the mix is a more lush and upbeat take on the track.