The Soul Of Europe Lyrics

Europe is no stranger
To darkness, pain, and war
And over centuries
We stood through this before
Each nation holds within
The beginning and the end
And now invading shadows
Strike the lands again

All over the world
The cultures I have seen
Each country has a spark
Unique to its own seed
Why dismantle Europe
Where the Renaissance began
Centuries of mysteries
Layered within its land

And if I go to Spain
Will I still have a chance
To hear the singing streets
The old flamenco dance
And if I go to France
Will there still be romance
Refined philosophy
The sacred Notre Dame

And in the greens of Ireland
Will I still hear the music
The myth, the magic
Ancient stone, a dream that feels so lucid
And on my way through Belgium
Will they still keep the craft
The Gothic squares, old Waterloo
The sound of lovers′ laugh

What makes Europe unique
And worth protecting now
A centuries of old
Will it survive somehow
What made Europe today
Took centuries of heart
Within its cracks, the art and soul
Why destroy that world

In the German lands
Will I still hear old tales
Beethoven, Bach, Faust, and Grimm
A culture beyond scale
And will I still see Sweden
In all its modest grace
The Arctic woods and northern lights
The land of silver lakes
And if I go to Italy
Where time is layered in stone
Piazzas wide in the Renaissance
Da Vinci, Opera, and Rome
And if I go to Britain
A land of steel and grit
Shakespeare, Tolkien, rock and roll
Green hills and charming wit

Let's cherish Europe′s past
Remembered in our eyes
In tradition and the stone
Where ancient beauty lies
When visitors come to see
A taste of the old land
They feel a deep belonging
A life they may have had

What makes Europe unique
And worth protecting now
A centuries of old
Will it survive somehow
What made Europe today
Took centuries of heart
Within its cracks, the art and soul
Why destroy that world

From the Netherlands to Austria
Switzerland and Greece
Philosophers and temples
Still echo histories
But if this land is taken
And lost to hollow fools
Its hope and stories fade with it
Each piece and layer we've built
Your culture is so sacred
It took millennia to grow
Don't be a victim of your life
Be a master of your soul

What makes Europe unique
And worth protecting now
A centuries of old
Will it survive somehow
What made Europe today
Took centuries of heart
Within its cracks, the art and soul
Why destroy that world