the joker

 

under sun and moon the river's gold

the puppets dance, the story's told

eternity does not grow old

the joker laughs, the thinker goes astray

 

on the river banks the armies fight

aiming for the swans in flight

the loudest throat is always right

the joker laughs, the soldier will destroy

 

and you want my love to hide your face

you wish we could escape the chase

but tomorrow we'll have lost the trace

the joker laughs, the lover must betray

 

and all the roads I´ve walked upon

are lost between the moon and sun

and when at last the joker's gone

he left me here to laugh and to obey