Once in Berlin
Once in Berlin
A vast army held sway.
And woe be to you
If you got in its way.
Once in Berlin
An empire was created.
The neighbors weren’t happy.
Was less loved than hated.
Once in Berlin
A great war would begin.
The people exulted.
They were sure they would win.
Once in Berlin
The war didn’t go well.
The people were sentenced
To decades of hell.
Once in Berlin
People lived for today.
But storm clouds were rising
Outside cabaret.
Once in Berlin
Several failed revolutions.
The country lurched rightward.
A Final Solution.
Once in Berlin
The war started again.
The populace suffered
Through five years of pain.
Once in Berlin
The war ran into trouble.
Casualties mounted.
The streets filled with rubble.
Once in Berlin
The Allies decided
To split up the profits.
The city divided.
Once in Berlin
A great wall was built.
And if you defied it
You’d likely be killed.
Once in Berlin
The wall finally came down.
You could hear celebrations
All over the town.
Now in Berlin
New walls made out of glass.
Divisions extinguished.
The nightmare has passed.
Now in Berlin
They control the EU.
What worlds will they conquer?
What else can they do?