It happened in December
In the days when things get sad for no reason
Strangers share a drink called loneliness
And this city turns into the coldest place
Then I keep you in mind from time to time
I resist to scream your name out loud
I'm sorry I gave you everything I had
Without making
sure you ever desired it
People get tired of being sad, being pushed aside
And then they leave, even though they promised they would not
And it's not as if I did not try
But somewhere between being who you needed
And being who I should become, I became a stranger to us both
Teach your heart how to cherish the
People around you before they depart
You know they surely will, if not by a choice, death steals them away
And you'll have the remains of your life to dwell
in regrets
Cause the gallows won't disappear, and for sure the graves won't fill
And for sure the graves won't fill
This is the death of our youths
The requiem to our dreams
Almost thirty summers passed
And dropped down on me like fallen leaves
No, we didn't even ask for happiness, just a little less pain
Now, we sing and drink besides the graves we've dug
Perhaps one day, we will meet again
Two stars colliding for another time
Recognizing the pieces of
ourselves
We left behind in each other's heart
So search for me in the pitch black night
And my heart longs for you
Whatever you do, search for me
Steal my heart in autumn, where I fall in love by time
We roam the fields together, counting stars and fighting sleep
No, I'm not feeling better yet, it seems I just got used to the words
Cause the gallows won't disappear
And for sure the graves won't ever fill
This was the death of our youths
This was the
requiem to our dreams
Almost thirty summers passed
And dropped down on me like fallen leaves
No, we didn't even ask for happiness, no, just a little less pain
This is where we sing and drink besides the graves we've dug
Besides the graves we've dug
The Lyrics for The Graves We've Dug by Harakiri for the Sky have been translated into 2 languages
It happened in December In the days when things get sad for no reason Strangers share a drink called loneliness
And this city turns into the coldest place Then I keep you in mind from time to time I resist to scream your name out loud I′m sorry I gave you everything I had Without making sure you ever desired it People get tired of being sad, being pushed aside And then they leave, even though they promised they would not And it's not as if I did not try But somewhere between being who you needed And being who I should become, I became a stranger to us both Teach your heart how to cherish the People around you before they depart You know they surely will, if not by a choice, death steals them away And you′ll have the remains of your life to dwell in regrets Cause the gallows won't disappear, and for sure the graves won't fill And for sure the graves won′t fill This is the death of our youths The requiem to our dreams Almost thirty summers passed And dropped down on me like fallen leaves No, we didn′t even ask for happiness, just a little less pain Now, we sing and drink besides the graves we've dug Perhaps one day, we will meet again Two stars colliding for another time Recognizing the pieces of ourselves We left behind in each other′s heart So search for me in the pitch black night And my heart longs for you Whatever you do, search for me Steal my heart in autumn, where I fall in love by time We roam the fields together, counting stars and fighting sleep No, I'm not feeling better yet, it seems I just got used to the words Cause the gallows won′t disappear And for sure the graves won't ever fill This was the death of our youths This was the requiem to our dreams Almost thirty summers passed And dropped down on me like fallen leaves No, we didn′t even ask for happiness, no, just a little less pain This is where we sing and drink besides the graves we've dug Besides the graves we've dug
Writer(s): Matthias Sollak
[Verse 1]
It happened in December
In the days when things get sad for no reason
Strangers share a drink called loneliness
And this city turns into the coldest place
Then I keep you in mind from time to time
I resist to scream your name out loud
I'm sorry I gave you everything I had
Without making sure you ever desired it
[Verse 2]
People get tired of being sad, being pushed aside
And then they leave
Even though they promised they would not
And it's not as if I did not try
But somewhere between being who you needed
And being who I should become
I became a stranger to us both
[Chorus 1]
Teach your heart how to cherish the people around you
Before they
depart
You know they surely will
If not by a choice, death steals them away
And you'll have the remains of your life
To dwell in regrets
'Cause the gallows won't disappear
And for sure the graves won't fill
And for sure the graves won't fill[Verse 3]
This is the death of our youths
The requiem to our dreams
Almost thirty summers passed
And dropped down on me like fallen leaves
No, we didn't even ask for happiness, just a little less pain
Now we sing and
drink besides the graves we've dug[Verse 4]
Perhaps one day we will meet again
Two stars colliding for another time
Recognizing the pieces of ourselves
We left behind in each other's heart
So search for me in the pitch black night
When the stars hide behind the clouds
And my heart longs for you
Whatever you do, search for me
[Verse 5]
Steal my heart in autumn
Where I fall in love by time
We roam the fields together
Counting stars and fighting sleep
No,
I'm not feeling better yet
It seems I just got used to the words
'Cause the gallows won't disappear
And for sure the graves won't ever fill[Chorus 2]
This was the death of our youths
This was the requiem to our dreams
Almost thirty summers passed
And dropped down on me like fallen leaves
No, we didn't even ask for happiness, no, just a little less pain
This is where we sing and drink besides the graves we've dug
Besides the graves we've dug