Disappeared

We were brothers there, we were running away

In a mountain town on the other side of the world

And I remember the night as clear as day

I wanted to leave but you had to stay

You were high on romance

And on a one-on-one with Fate

You stepped outside just for a moment

For a cigarette and to watch the stars

And that was all you said

And one by one we came outside, shouting for you, shouting for you

The laughter swallowed by the trees, shouting for you

Do the gods take the children, do the gods take the children

That belong to them, that belong to them?

Do the gods take their children, do the gods take their children

Their mark upon you, their mark upon you

The hours turned to days and the days began to stretch

And the shepherds combed the hills

The way they search for straying sheep

Before they're taken by the wolves

And I tried to think about who was there

Put pictures of you everywhere but there were only questions

And the local police shrugged their shoulders

Said the files are all still open, empty pages, nothing more

Do the gods take the children, do the gods take the children

That belong to them, that belong to them?

Do the gods take their children, do the gods take their children

Their mark upon you, their mark upon you

And for a while in hometown street

There were candles lit in every window

But soon it dwindled just to one

And the frantic phone-calls became shorter

And no one speaking English now

And nothing much to tell anyhow

And the wilderness we carry with us

It's like a dream of innocence

And the gods take their children, and the gods take their children

Their mark upon you, their mark upon you

Do the gods take their children, do the gods take their children

I miss you, I miss you.