{"id":708,"date":"2024-08-25T16:49:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T14:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pair-o-dice.filk.de\/?page_id=708"},"modified":"2024-09-24T21:43:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:43:03","slug":"happy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pairodice.de\/de\/songs\/happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obliviate!<\/em><\/p>\n

Him:<\/em> Roaming Perth, I keep returning to that store.
\nBuying kids\u2019 books; I don\u2019t know what for.
\nI must be going mad.
\nIn those musty aisles, I am somehow less alone,
\n(Her:)<\/em> There\u2019s a hole inside…
\nlike standing near a friend unknown.
\n(Her:)<\/em> A bliss denied.
\nThose visits leave me sad.<\/p>\n

She must not guess that this life is less
\nthan I had hoped. If I\u2019d confess, I\u2019d spoil her fun.
\nI don\u2019t begrudge her surf nor sun.
\nSo I just wink at her and beam – after all, this is our dream,<\/p>\n

Both: <\/em>And we are happy, so happy, can\u2019t you see?<\/strong>
\nWe built castles in the sky – we don\u2019t like it quite so high but hey, we\u2019re free.<\/strong>
\nHim:<\/em> Say, are you happy?<\/strong>
\nHer:<\/em> I\u2019m so happy I could cry.<\/strong>
\nHim:<\/em> I truly try…<\/strong>
\nBoth:<\/em> The skies are bright, no cloud in sight,<\/strong>
\nso happy we must be!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her:<\/em> I keep dreaming of a girl I\u2019ve never known,
\na toddler still, then almost grown, as if she was my fate.
\nCunning eyes, hair chestnut brown and wild.
\n(Him:)<\/em> So much like mine.
\nWe should have had a child,
\n(Him:)<\/em> She\u2019d have been fine.
\nbut now it is too late.<\/p>\n

He must not know that I miss her so although I only saw her grow
\ninside my mind.
\nAfter all, life has been kind.
\nWe\u2019re still such a splendid team, and we\u2019re living our dream!<\/p>\n

Both:<\/em> For we are happy, so happy! It\u2019s a shame<\/strong>
\nthat there\u2019s no one there to share it with<\/strong>
\nso it\u2019s not quite the same – but we don\u2019t care!<\/strong>
\nHer:<\/em> Say, are you happy?<\/strong>
\nHim:<\/em> I\u2019m so happy I could weep<\/strong>
\nHer:<\/em> Deep in my sleep…<\/strong>
\nBoth:<\/em> This perfect day won\u2019t pass away<\/strong>
\nso happy we must stay!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Him:<\/em> How come I start at school bells and the sound of little feet?
\nHer:<\/em> When did Christmas lose its magic?
\nHim:<\/em> Do I really like this heat?
\nHer:<\/em> Why did we burn those pictures of the life we left behind?
\nHim:<\/em> Well, I\u2019m sure we had our reasons.
\nBoth:<\/em> We need nothing to remind us<\/p>\n

that we\u2019re happy, so much happier than before.<\/strong>
\nJust look at what we earn here, and anyway, you learn<\/strong>
\nfrom your mistakes.<\/strong>
\nYes, we are happy, so happy that it aches.<\/strong>
\nHer:<\/em> Just sing your song,<\/strong>
\nHim:<\/em> Just play along,<\/strong>
\nBoth:<\/em> The bottom line\u2019s we\u2019re doing fine!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Him:<\/em> Darling, there\u2019s some girl here at the door!
\nHer:<\/em> Coming!<\/p>\n

Finite incantatem!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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