My royal child wanted to set sail
She played with the waves
Their dreams began to float
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I thought of youth and striving
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And laugh at the tame
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Who only do what's needed
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Filled with mockery
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For those who keep standing on the dikes
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My royal child wanted to set sail
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The storm wind howled along
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Time scours through the days
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I stare my eyes blind
What do I care for gestures
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I don't even know I make
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For those who keep standing on the dikes
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My royal child has sunk
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In the deepest of the sea
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I weep my sorrow drunk
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A taste to wine and bread
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A meaning to all my life
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My royal child is dead
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I'd let the earth rot
The water turns to vinegar
The polders become desert
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For those who stay on the dike
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My royal child wanted to set sail
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If you walk along the beach
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Never forget she doesn't exist
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I still take wine and bread
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And grin a bit about the past
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My royal child is dead
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I hide my bitter beard
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From those who stay on the dike