Alphaville - Parade

The crowd is looking drowned 
And a mother in tears 
There are flipflapping flags in the silence 
And a national anthem's a blues in these days 
Flag him down, rest in peace 
What peace do you mean
When the boys are coming back 
He's live on TV 
He's dead as a hero can be 
But he didn't die for nothing, my dear 
The video of his death is travelling the world 
Flag him down, rest in peace 
What peace do you mean
When the boys are coming back 
In coffins 
Way back in the crowd 
A girl says goodbye to a boy 
To a boy who's parading to heaven 
And she puts all the blame on the gouvernment 
He's live on TV 
Dead as a hero can be 
...when the boys are parading to heaven, my friend 
But all the blame on you 
On you