A newborn in a basket cries Her mother and her father - dosed Welcome to the world little one Nothing that they have done is your fault ♪ Life - mystery in itself A gift - so hard to keep Death - nothing more than the end An aim - too easy to achieve Taken before given Traded before broken The thread of life so fine Made with love or without it A sin - and everything within A crime - older than time Lust - the evil we trust Hate - our graceful fate ♪ Taken away from you Everything and nothing Broken - the thread of life Before given Taken away from you Everything and nothing Broken - the thread of life Before given ♪ Maybe even better not to be born Everything you'll learn here is How to crawl and mourn In this crooked creation filled with grief and nothing Nothing is given And even that is taken ♪ Taken away from you Everything and nothing Broken - the thread of life Before given Taken away from you Everything and nothing Broken - the thread of life Before given