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Familieruine

Hierdie is nie net ʼn straat nie
Dis iemand se sage
Hierdie is nie net ʼn huis nie
Dis ʼn familie se sake
Daai is nie net ʼn roostuin nie
Daar's wortels en bene begrawe
In elke vloerplank se kraak
Iets waaroor niemand wil praat nie

Elkeen onthou dit anders
Wat aanvanklik en uiteindelik gebeur het
Elkeen vertel dit anders
Die begin, die middel en die einde

Hierdie is nie net ʼn kamer nie
Dis leggerkas vir onthou
Hierdie is nie net ʼn boom nie
Dis ʼn plek van om dop te hou
Mure beskerm, mure verdeel
Elkeen sal mure anders verbeel
Rug teen die muur, rigting op soek
Elk met ʼn eie invalshoek

Elkeen onthou dit anders
Wat aanvanklik en uiteindelik gebeur het
Elkeen vertel dit anders
Die begin, die middel en die einde

Welkom by hierdie familiereünie
ʼn Toer deur ʼn bouval, ʼn ruïne
Miskien moet ons mekaar laat weet
Oor die belangrikheid van vergeet

Elkeen onthou dit anders
Wat aanvanklik en uiteindelik gebeur het
Elkeen vertel dit anders
Die begin, die middel en die einde
Elkeen onthou dit anders
Wat aanvanklik en uiteindelik gebeur het
Elkeen vertel dit anders
Die begin die storie sonder einde

Family Ruin

This is not just a street
It's someone's story
This is not just a house
It's a family's business
That is not just a rose garden
There are roots and bones buried there
In every floorboard's creak
Something no one wants to speak of

Everyone remembers it differently
What happened first and what happened last
Everyone tells it differently
The start, the middle and the aftermath

This is not just a room
It's a filing cabinet for memory
This is not just a tree
It's a vantage point for watching over
Walls protect, walls divide
Everyone will imagine the walls differently
Backs to the wall, searching for direction
Each with an angle of their own

Everyone remembers it differently
What happened first and what happened last
Everyone tells it differently
The start, the middle and the aftermath

Welcome to this family reunion
A tour through a wreck, a ruin
Perhaps we should remind each other
Of the importance of forgetting

Everyone remembers it differently
What happened first and what happened last
Everyone tells it differently
The start, the middle and the never-ending story
Everyone remembers it differently
What happened first and what happened last
Everyone tells it differently
The start, the story without end