| It started as a shaking on the lower deck
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| It probably filled us more with astonishment than with fear
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| We did not really understand the reason for
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| That the ship leaked
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| We had been told that this was the most modern in the world
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| Unsinkable ships
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| You took our photo of the kids, your jewelry and your hat
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| I took a sweater
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| I thought the sea is probably cold
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| When we got out of our cab and saw
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| How the water started to flow in
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| Did I see a tear, or was it maybe a drop of water
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| On your cheek
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| We followed arrows that indicated the location of the lifeboat
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| It was on the top deck although it 'gentli'n was first class
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| There were quite a few of us but everyone took it easy
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| I guess it was just a gentleman from third grade
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| Who pushed himself a little stupid
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| We meet a man we have visited before
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| He introduced us to his daughter and his wife
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| When we got on deck, the captain said
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| That the lifeboat could not be found in the lake
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| It must have been the chains to some elevator device
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| As someone had forgotten
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| We went to the bar and got a free glass of champagne
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| And we toasted for the empire and for each other '
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| Now the ship begins to sink faster
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| And its slope was quite large
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| Many jumped into the water
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| But we decided to stay on board
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| Then the rats leave the ship to search for land
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| But we remained there on the deck, holding each other's hands
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| We thought, the sea is too big and cold and wild
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| And in the boats that were put in the lake there was no room
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| For one more
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| Then play the ship orchestra Closer to God to You
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| It felt a little silly but still quite typical
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| For our time
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| We have lost the very last bit of hope
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| We go to the bottom where we stand
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| But the flag, it goes to the top |