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We Are Sorry We Died, by Peter Kernel (RSI / Switzerland) | New European Songbook 2018

Peter Kernel is a Swiss-Canadian post punk band formed in 2006 by graphic designer Aris Bassetti (Swiss) and filmmaker Barbara Lehnhoff (Canadian)

Peter Kernel is a Swiss-Canadian post punk band formed in 2006 by graphic designer Aris Bassetti (Swiss) and filmmaker Barbara Lehnhoff (Canadian). The two met in visual communications school in Switzerland and quickly launched the band and their own label On The Camper Records. Throughout the years they have been well noted for their clever and witty humour in communication and DIY approach.

We were caught surprised
Left the kids behind
We are sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry we died
Didn鈥檛 see them coming
Couldn't hear them running
Was my first day working heavy wasn't ready
The sun was shy to shine
Someone screaming 鈥済irl you're fine鈥
Putting pressure
On the bullet
Hell the blood was mine
Lost my voice
Had no choice
Hell the blood was mine
Heavy breathing
Disappearing
The blood is mine
Had to swallow our dreams
Had to bury our screams
That was Sarajevo
It was our forever
We are sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry we died
We weren鈥檛 ready for this
No one is ready for this
first shot hit the ground to be found
The sun was shy to shine
Someone spitting 鈥済irl don't die鈥
Wiped it off my face
With his bloody hand
Blood of his blood of mine blood of many men
Hard to say what was fading away then
My beliefs or the sun?
And we drink to the kids
And we drink to our love
And we'll drink to the past till the boose will be found
And we'll fall to the ground and still roll around
When the kids go to school
We'll move to the room
And we'll feast to the end
The way we know how
And I'll whisper to you these last words
I鈥檓 sorry I died
With spit on my face
It took me away
Sunshine I鈥檓 sorry
I鈥檓 sorry I鈥檓 late
Laying on the ground
The heroes are found
Too young to be found
With blood on their hands
And blood on their face
Too young to be found
I鈥檓 sorry I died
Had to swallow our dreams
Had to bury our screams
We are the dead and we are sorry
It all started without glory (o-oh)
It was fast but ended slowly
War is war
We're the fallen and it's gone 'n wrong
Holding on until the dust is calm
We're the dead and we'll be wasted for too long
We're the dead you all feel sorry for
War is war

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